Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per capita (capita LCU) in Tanzania
Tanzania: Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per capita (capita LCU) was 1.29 million current LCU per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per capita in Tanzania, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
In 2025, gross domestic savings (current lcu), per capita in Tanzania stood at 1.29 million current LCU per person. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 12.3% on the previous year and up 171.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic savings (current lcu), per capita in Tanzania peaked at 1.29 million current LCU per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 14,207 current LCU per person, in 1990.
Tanzania ranks 21st of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per capita (capita LCU) in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 14,207 current LCU per person | — |
| 1991 | 18,095 current LCU per person | +27.4% |
| 1992 | 21,381 current LCU per person | +18.2% |
| 1993 | 25,620 current LCU per person | +19.8% |
| 1994 | 34,401 current LCU per person | +34.3% |
| 1995 | 49,546 current LCU per person | +44.0% |
| 1996 | 61,586 current LCU per person | +24.3% |
| 1997 | 78,296 current LCU per person | +27.1% |
| 1998 | 35,684 current LCU per person | -54.4% |
| 1999 | 38,353 current LCU per person | +7.5% |
| 2000 | 47,061 current LCU per person | +22.7% |
| 2001 | 60,601 current LCU per person | +28.8% |
| 2002 | 72,323 current LCU per person | +19.3% |
| 2003 | 86,870 current LCU per person | +20.1% |
| 2004 | 109,313 current LCU per person | +25.8% |
| 2005 | 129,368 current LCU per person | +18.3% |
| 2006 | 141,295 current LCU per person | +9.2% |
| 2007 | 159,190 current LCU per person | +12.7% |
| 2008 | 215,239 current LCU per person | +35.2% |
| 2009 | 239,458 current LCU per person | +11.3% |
| 2010 | 235,504 current LCU per person | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 256,088 current LCU per person | +8.7% |
| 2012 | 284,494 current LCU per person | +11.1% |
| 2013 | 344,219 current LCU per person | +21.0% |
| 2014 | 403,277 current LCU per person | +17.2% |
| 2015 | 475,379 current LCU per person | +17.9% |
| 2016 | 624,268 current LCU per person | +31.3% |
| 2017 | 674,448 current LCU per person | +8.0% |
| 2018 | 719,152 current LCU per person | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 791,917 current LCU per person | +10.1% |
| 2020 | 938,179 current LCU per person | +18.5% |
| 2021 | 980,798 current LCU per person | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 993,000 current LCU per person | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 1.05 million current LCU per person | +5.7% |
| 2024 | 1.15 million current LCU per person | +9.3% |
| 2025 | 1.29 million current LCU per person | +12.3% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 1.29 million current LCU per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 14,422 current LCU per person, 89.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 1.29 million current LCU per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 35,202 current LCU per person, 36.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37,717 current LCU per person | 14,207 current LCU per person | 78,296 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 126,072 current LCU per person | 47,061 current LCU per person | 239,458 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 480,875 current LCU per person | 235,504 current LCU per person | 791,917 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.07 million current LCU per person | 938,179 current LCU per person | 1.29 million current LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 18 Hungary 2.44 million current LCU per person compare
- 19 Costa Rica 2.21 million current LCU per person compare
- 20 Japan 1.37 million current LCU per person compare
- 22 Uganda 1.03 million current LCU per person compare
- 23 Armenia 685,732 current LCU per person compare
- 24 Democratic Republic of Congo 676,370 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)
- 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 savings (current lcu), per capita in Tanzania?
- Gross domestic savings (current lcu), per capita in Tanzania was 1.29 million current LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic savings (current lcu), per capita recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.29 million current LCU per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest gross domestic savings (current lcu), per capita recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,207 current LCU per person in 1990.
- How does Tanzania rank for gross domestic savings (current lcu), per capita?
- Tanzania ranks 21st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross domestic savings (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 171.0%. 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 Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross domestic savings (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.
Gross domestic savings (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross domestic savings 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
Gross domestic savings (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.