Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square in Tanzania
Tanzania: Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square was 0.1579 units per square kilometre in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, per in Tanzania, 1961–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2019, gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Tanzania stood at 0.1579 units per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.4% on the previous year and up 265.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Tanzania peaked at 0.1579 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Tanzania 35th out of 192 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0 units per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1963 | 0 units per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1964 | 0 units per square kilometre | +22.8% |
| 1965 | 0 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1966 | 0 units per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 1967 | 0 units per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1968 | 0 units per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1969 | 0 units per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1970 | 0 units per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1971 | 0 units per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1972 | 0 units per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 1973 | 0 units per square kilometre | +17.3% |
| 1974 | 0 units per square kilometre | +22.1% |
| 1975 | 0 units per square kilometre | +18.9% |
| 1976 | 0 units per square kilometre | +23.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +16.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +18.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +21.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +26.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +26.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +32.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +37.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +80.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | +54.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | +30.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0018 units per square kilometre | +27.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | +20.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0027 units per square kilometre | +24.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0036 units per square kilometre | +29.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0047 units per square kilometre | +31.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0058 units per square kilometre | +24.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0073 units per square kilometre | +24.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0086 units per square kilometre | +18.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0099 units per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0112 units per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0125 units per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0143 units per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0166 units per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0192 units per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0219 units per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0267 units per square kilometre | +21.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0307 units per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0375 units per square kilometre | +22.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0432 units per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0502 units per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0604 units per square kilometre | +20.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0704 units per square kilometre | +16.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0824 units per square kilometre | +17.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0933 units per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1065 units per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1223 units per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1341 units per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1457 units per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1579 units per square kilometre | +8.4% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 0.1579 units per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.019 units per square kilometre, 8.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 0.1579 units per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0262 units per square kilometre, 6.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square in Tanzania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +80.1% | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 0.0007 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0048 units per square kilometre | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | 0.0099 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0234 units per square kilometre | 0.0112 units per square kilometre | 0.0432 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1023 units per square kilometre | 0.0502 units per square kilometre | 0.1579 units per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 32 Jamaica 0.1949 units per square kilometre compare
- 33 Myanmar 0.1786 units per square kilometre compare
- 34 Nigeria 0.1599 units per square kilometre compare
- 36 Cote d'Ivoire 0.1079 units per square kilometre compare
- 37 Dominican Republic 0.0947 units per square kilometre compare
- 38 Madagascar 0.0877 units per square kilometre 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 gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Tanzania?
- Gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Tanzania was 0.1579 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1579 units per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Tanzania rank for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per?
- Tanzania ranks 35th out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 265.5%. 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 Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency International Monetary Fund
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.