Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) … 2015 annual growth rate in Tanzania
Tanzania: Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) … 2015 annual growth rate was 5.85 % change on previous year in 2025. ▲ Rising
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), annual in Tanzania, 1991–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), annual in Tanzania stood at 5.85 % change on previous year.
That represents a change of up 5.4% on the previous year and down 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), annual in Tanzania peaked at 7.7 % change on previous year in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.3992 % change on previous year, in 1993.
Tanzania ranks 34th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) … 2015 annual growth rate in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2.78 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | 1.82 % change on previous year | -34.6% |
| 1993 | 0.3992 % change on previous year | -78.0% |
| 1994 | 1.4 % change on previous year | +250.7% |
| 1995 | 3.56 % change on previous year | +154.6% |
| 1996 | 4.2 % change on previous year | +17.8% |
| 1997 | 3.32 % change on previous year | -21.0% |
| 1998 | 3.98 % change on previous year | +19.9% |
| 1999 | 4.87 % change on previous year | +22.4% |
| 2000 | 4.49 % change on previous year | -7.9% |
| 2001 | 6.08 % change on previous year | +35.6% |
| 2002 | 7.09 % change on previous year | +16.5% |
| 2003 | 6.65 % change on previous year | -6.2% |
| 2004 | 7.47 % change on previous year | +12.4% |
| 2005 | 7.48 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 6.51 % change on previous year | -13.0% |
| 2007 | 6.76 % change on previous year | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 5.77 % change on previous year | -14.7% |
| 2009 | 4.57 % change on previous year | -20.7% |
| 2010 | 6.6 % change on previous year | +44.3% |
| 2011 | 7.24 % change on previous year | +9.7% |
| 2012 | 4.92 % change on previous year | -32.0% |
| 2013 | 5.73 % change on previous year | +16.5% |
| 2014 | 7.7 % change on previous year | +34.4% |
| 2015 | 6.94 % change on previous year | -9.9% |
| 2016 | 7.31 % change on previous year | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 6.95 % change on previous year | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 5.4 % change on previous year | -22.2% |
| 2019 | 5.84 % change on previous year | +8.1% |
| 2020 | 1.99 % change on previous year | -65.9% |
| 2021 | 4.26 % change on previous year | +114.1% |
| 2022 | 4.56 % change on previous year | +7.0% |
| 2023 | 5.08 % change on previous year | +11.2% |
| 2024 | 5.56 % change on previous year | +9.5% |
| 2025 | 5.85 % change on previous year | +5.4% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 5.85 % change on previous year is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.4 % change on previous year, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 5.85 % change on previous year is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.77 % change on previous year, 1.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) … 2015 annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +250.7% | 0.3992 % change on previous year | 1.4 % change on previous year |
| 1995 | +154.6% | 1.4 % change on previous year | 3.56 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.92 % change on previous year | 0.3992 % change on previous year | 4.87 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 6.29 % change on previous year | 4.49 % change on previous year | 7.48 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.46 % change on previous year | 4.92 % change on previous year | 7.7 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.55 % change on previous year | 1.99 % change on previous year | 5.85 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 31 Cape Verde 6.06 % change on previous year compare
- 32 Kiribati 5.96 % change on previous year compare
- 33 Ghana 5.88 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Seychelles 5.8 % change on previous year compare
- 36 Sao Tome and Principe 5.79 % change on previous year compare
- 37 Democratic Republic of Congo 5.76 % change on previous year 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 value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), annual in Tanzania?
- Gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), annual in Tanzania was 5.85 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), annual recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 7.7 % change on previous year in 2014.
- What is the lowest gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), annual recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3992 % change on previous year in 1993.
- How does Tanzania rank for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), annual?
- Tanzania ranks 34th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), annual rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.6%. 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 Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.