GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita in Tanzania
Tanzania: GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita was 3.25 million current LCU per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita in Tanzania, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 3.25 million current LCU per person for gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 8.1% on the previous year and up 79.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita in Tanzania peaked at 3.25 million current LCU per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 46,200 current LCU per person, in 1990.
That places Tanzania 29th out of 214 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 46,200 current LCU per person | — |
| 1991 | 58,903 current LCU per person | +27.5% |
| 1992 | 72,449 current LCU per person | +23.0% |
| 1993 | 88,441 current LCU per person | +22.1% |
| 1994 | 113,385 current LCU per person | +28.2% |
| 1995 | 144,363 current LCU per person | +27.3% |
| 1996 | 176,800 current LCU per person | +22.5% |
| 1997 | 216,295 current LCU per person | +22.3% |
| 1998 | 249,561 current LCU per person | +15.4% |
| 1999 | 284,188 current LCU per person | +13.9% |
| 2000 | 312,393 current LCU per person | +9.9% |
| 2001 | 338,056 current LCU per person | +8.2% |
| 2002 | 378,300 current LCU per person | +11.9% |
| 2003 | 426,095 current LCU per person | +12.6% |
| 2004 | 476,503 current LCU per person | +11.8% |
| 2005 | 530,122 current LCU per person | +11.3% |
| 2006 | 579,413 current LCU per person | +9.3% |
| 2007 | 656,345 current LCU per person | +13.3% |
| 2008 | 785,768 current LCU per person | +19.7% |
| 2009 | 879,981 current LCU per person | +12.0% |
| 2010 | 998,244 current LCU per person | +13.4% |
| 2011 | 1.17 million current LCU per person | +17.5% |
| 2012 | 1.32 million current LCU per person | +12.2% |
| 2013 | 1.49 million current LCU per person | +13.6% |
| 2014 | 1.64 million current LCU per person | +9.8% |
| 2015 | 1.81 million current LCU per person | +10.6% |
| 2016 | 2.01 million current LCU per person | +11.0% |
| 2017 | 2.13 million current LCU per person | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 2.25 million current LCU per person | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 2.36 million current LCU per person | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 2.49 million current LCU per person | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 2.58 million current LCU per person | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 2.70 million current LCU per person | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 2.83 million current LCU per person | +4.9% |
| 2024 | 3.00 million current LCU per person | +6.2% |
| 2025 | 3.25 million current LCU per person | +8.1% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 3.25 million current LCU per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 305,525 current LCU per person, 10.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 3.25 million current LCU per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 625,754 current LCU per person, 5.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 145,058 current LCU per person | 46,200 current LCU per person | 284,188 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 536,298 current LCU per person | 312,393 current LCU per person | 879,981 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.72 million current LCU per person | 998,244 current LCU per person | 2.36 million current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.81 million current LCU per person | 2.49 million current LCU per person | 3.25 million current LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 26 Equatorial Guinea 3.85 million current LCU per person compare
- 27 Armenia 3.67 million current LCU per person compare
- 28 Angola 3.31 million current LCU per person compare
- 30 New Caledonia 3.22 million current LCU per person compare
- 31 Myanmar 3.13 million current LCU per person compare
- 32 Madagascar 2.71 million current LCU per person compare
More economy & growth data for Tanzania
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.67 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 6.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 2.26 million BoP, current US$ (2003)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2003)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0.0609 BoP, current US$ per person (2003)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 1.72 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 4.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0217 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 25.05 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate -14.24 % change on previous year (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita in Tanzania?
- Gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita in Tanzania was 3.25 million current LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 3.25 million current LCU per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 46,200 current LCU per person in 1990.
- How does Tanzania rank for gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita?
- Tanzania ranks 29th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 79.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
GDP: linked series (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
GDP: linked series (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- GDP: linked series Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
GDP: linked series (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.