Gross capital formation in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: Gross capital formation was 40.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Gross capital formation in Tanzania, United Republic of, 1990–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Tanzania, United Republic of recorded 40.7% for gross capital formation in 2025.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross capital formation in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 41.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 10.3%, in 1997.
Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 7th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Gross capital formation in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 18.0% | — |
| 1991 | 18.1% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 18.8% | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 17.3% | -7.7% |
| 1994 | 17.0% | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 13.6% | -19.7% |
| 1996 | 11.5% | -15.9% |
| 1997 | 10.3% | -10.4% |
| 1998 | 21.0% | +105.0% |
| 1999 | 18.2% | -13.4% |
| 2000 | 17.5% | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 18.3% | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 18.1% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 20.7% | +14.4% |
| 2004 | 24.5% | +18.4% |
| 2005 | 27.4% | +11.8% |
| 2006 | 30.3% | +10.7% |
| 2007 | 32.7% | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 37.5% | +14.8% |
| 2009 | 34.4% | -8.4% |
| 2010 | 32.0% | -6.8% |
| 2011 | 34.7% | +8.5% |
| 2012 | 34.8% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 37.5% | +7.5% |
| 2014 | 37.7% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 32.8% | -13.0% |
| 2016 | 32.2% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 32.4% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 38.4% | +18.6% |
| 2019 | 39.7% | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 38.7% | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 39.7% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 41.1% | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 41.0% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 39.6% | -3.5% |
| 2025 | 40.7% | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.4% | 10.3% | 21.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.1% | 17.5% | 37.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.2% | 32.0% | 39.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.1% | 38.7% | 41.1% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Tanzania, United Republic of
- 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)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 6.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 1,284 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 1.64 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 3.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.456 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 582.67 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 11.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.6032 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross capital formation in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Gross capital formation in Tanzania, United Republic of was 40.7% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gross capital formation recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 41.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest gross capital formation recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.3% in 1997.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for gross capital formation?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 7th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross capital formation rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania, United Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Gross capital formation (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross capital formation includes acquisitions less disposals of produced assets for purposes of fixed capital formation, inventories or valuables. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.