Gross domestic savings (% of GDP) in Tanzania
Tanzania: Gross domestic savings (% of GDP) was 39.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Gross domestic savings in Tanzania, 1990–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, gross domestic savings in Tanzania stood at 39.7%. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and up 51.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic savings in Tanzania peaked at 39.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 13.5%, in 1999.
Tanzania ranks 17th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Gross domestic savings (% of GDP) in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 30.8% | — |
| 1991 | 30.7% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 29.5% | -3.9% |
| 1993 | 29.0% | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 30.3% | +4.7% |
| 1995 | 34.3% | +13.1% |
| 1996 | 34.8% | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 36.2% | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 14.3% | -60.5% |
| 1999 | 13.5% | -5.6% |
| 2000 | 15.1% | +11.6% |
| 2001 | 17.9% | +19.0% |
| 2002 | 19.1% | +6.6% |
| 2003 | 20.4% | +6.6% |
| 2004 | 22.9% | +12.5% |
| 2005 | 24.4% | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 24.4% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 24.3% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 27.4% | +12.9% |
| 2009 | 27.2% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 23.6% | -13.3% |
| 2011 | 21.8% | -7.4% |
| 2012 | 21.6% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 23.0% | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 24.6% | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 26.2% | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 31.0% | +18.3% |
| 2017 | 31.6% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 32.0% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 33.6% | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 37.7% | +12.5% |
| 2021 | 38.0% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 36.8% | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 37.1% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 38.2% | +3.0% |
| 2025 | 39.7% | +3.8% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 39.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12.2%, 3.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 39.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.7%, 2.7× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross domestic savings (% of GDP) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | -60.5% | 36.2% | 14.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.3% | 13.5% | 36.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.3% | 15.1% | 27.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.9% | 21.6% | 33.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.9% | 36.8% | 39.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
More economy & growth data for Tanzania
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 10.4 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic savings in Tanzania?
- Gross domestic savings in Tanzania was 39.7% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gross domestic savings recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 39.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest gross domestic savings recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.5% in 1999.
- How does Tanzania rank for gross domestic savings?
- Tanzania ranks 17th out of 188 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross domestic savings rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Gross domestic savings (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross domestic savings are calculated as GDP less final consumption expenditure (total consumption). 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.