Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure was 50.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure 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 50.5% for households and npishs final consumption expenditure in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 78.7% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 50.5%, in 2025.
Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 153rd of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 57.0% | — |
| 1991 | 56.2% | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 57.0% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 57.7% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 57.9% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 57.7% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 57.2% | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 58.1% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 77.4% | +33.2% |
| 1999 | 78.7% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 77.1% | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 74.1% | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 72.0% | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 69.2% | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 65.6% | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 63.7% | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 63.7% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 62.6% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 61.3% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 60.5% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 66.0% | +9.2% |
| 2011 | 68.5% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 67.9% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 66.9% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 65.6% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 63.9% | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 59.9% | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 59.9% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 59.9% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 58.7% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 54.6% | -7.0% |
| 2021 | 54.0% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 54.9% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 54.1% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 52.6% | -2.7% |
| 2025 | 50.5% | -4.0% |
Tanzania, United Republic of compared with similar countries
- Tanzania, United Republic of's 50.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 75.2%, 67% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Tanzania, United Republic of's 50.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 69.3%, 73% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in Tanzania, United Republic of 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 | +33.2% | 58.1% | 77.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61.5% | 56.2% | 78.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.0% | 60.5% | 77.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.7% | 58.7% | 68.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.5% | 50.5% | 54.9% | 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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 2.26 million BoP, current US$ (2003)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2003)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0.0609 BoP, current US$ per person (2003)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 1.72 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 4.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0217 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 25.05 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate -14.24 % change on previous year (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Tanzania, United Republic of was 50.5% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest households and npishs final consumption expenditure recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 78.7% in 1999.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.5% in 2025.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 153rd out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This field includes expenditure on goods and services by the Household and NPISH sector for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. 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.