General government final consumption expenditure … capita current US in Tanzania
Tanzania: General government final consumption expenditure … capita current US was 124.97 current US$ per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per in Tanzania, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per in Tanzania is 124.97 current US$ per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 18.3% on the previous year and up 38.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per in Tanzania peaked at 124.97 current US$ per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 19.93 current US$ per person, in 1995.
Tanzania ranks 170th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
General government final consumption expenditure … capita current US in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 28.99 current US$ per person | — |
| 1991 | 35.05 current US$ per person | +20.9% |
| 1992 | 32.91 current US$ per person | -6.1% |
| 1993 | 29.13 current US$ per person | -11.5% |
| 1994 | 26.23 current US$ per person | -10.0% |
| 1995 | 19.93 current US$ per person | -24.0% |
| 1996 | 24.26 current US$ per person | +21.7% |
| 1997 | 20.16 current US$ per person | -16.9% |
| 1998 | 31.14 current US$ per person | +54.5% |
| 1999 | 29.9 current US$ per person | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 30.65 current US$ per person | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 30.85 current US$ per person | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 34.69 current US$ per person | +12.4% |
| 2003 | 42.58 current US$ per person | +22.8% |
| 2004 | 50.22 current US$ per person | +18.0% |
| 2005 | 55.95 current US$ per person | +11.4% |
| 2006 | 54.94 current US$ per person | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 69.16 current US$ per person | +25.9% |
| 2008 | 74.3 current US$ per person | +7.4% |
| 2009 | 83.1 current US$ per person | +11.8% |
| 2010 | 74.11 current US$ per person | -10.8% |
| 2011 | 73.01 current US$ per person | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 87.27 current US$ per person | +19.5% |
| 2013 | 93.92 current US$ per person | +7.6% |
| 2014 | 97.96 current US$ per person | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 90.48 current US$ per person | -7.6% |
| 2016 | 83.84 current US$ per person | -7.3% |
| 2017 | 81.4 current US$ per person | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 80.51 current US$ per person | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 80.26 current US$ per person | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 83.43 current US$ per person | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 90.02 current US$ per person | +7.9% |
| 2022 | 97.18 current US$ per person | +7.9% |
| 2023 | 103.92 current US$ per person | +6.9% |
| 2024 | 105.64 current US$ per person | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 124.97 current US$ per person | +18.3% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 124.97 current US$ per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 313.92 current US$ per person, 40% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 124.97 current US$ per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 185.2 current US$ per person, 67% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.77 current US$ per person | 19.93 current US$ per person | 35.05 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.65 current US$ per person | 30.65 current US$ per person | 83.1 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.28 current US$ per person | 73.01 current US$ per person | 97.96 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.86 current US$ per person | 83.43 current US$ per person | 124.97 current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 167 Uganda 140.74 current US$ per person compare
- 168 Nepal 128.78 current US$ per person compare
- 169 Democratic Republic of Congo 128.63 current US$ per person compare
- 171 Malawi 122.51 current US$ per person compare
- 172 Mozambique 120.37 current US$ per person compare
- 173 Ghana 116.18 current US$ 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -55.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 1.44 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -54.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 1.05 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0051 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per in Tanzania?
- General government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per in Tanzania was 124.97 current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 124.97 current US$ per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.93 current US$ per person in 1995.
- How does Tanzania rank for general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per?
- Tanzania ranks 170th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- General government final consumption expenditure Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.