Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita in Tanzania
Tanzania: Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita was 15.14 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita in Tanzania, 2001–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per capita in Tanzania is 15.14 BoP, current US$ per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.3% on the previous year and up 113.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per capita in Tanzania peaked at 17.26 BoP, current US$ per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0512 BoP, current US$ per person, in 2003.
Tanzania ranks 154th of 177 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.1506 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 2002 | 0.1384 BoP, current US$ per person | -8.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0512 BoP, current US$ per person | -63.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1515 BoP, current US$ per person | +195.8% |
| 2005 | 0.2329 BoP, current US$ per person | +53.7% |
| 2006 | 0.2232 BoP, current US$ per person | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 0.4691 BoP, current US$ per person | +110.2% |
| 2008 | 0.646 BoP, current US$ per person | +37.7% |
| 2009 | 0.6517 BoP, current US$ per person | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 7.42 BoP, current US$ per person | +1038.4% |
| 2011 | 8.37 BoP, current US$ per person | +12.8% |
| 2012 | 7.78 BoP, current US$ per person | -7.0% |
| 2013 | 7.2 BoP, current US$ per person | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 7.1 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 7.02 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 6.9 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 6.53 BoP, current US$ per person | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 6.36 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 6.28 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 5.13 BoP, current US$ per person | -18.3% |
| 2021 | 8.52 BoP, current US$ per person | +66.2% |
| 2022 | 9.89 BoP, current US$ per person | +16.1% |
| 2023 | 17.26 BoP, current US$ per person | +74.5% |
| 2024 | 15.14 BoP, current US$ per person | -12.3% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 15.14 BoP, current US$ per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 91.8 BoP, current US$ per person, 16% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 15.14 BoP, current US$ per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 28.58 BoP, current US$ per person, 53% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita in Tanzania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +1038.4% | 0.6517 BoP, current US$ per person | 7.42 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 2004 | +195.8% | 0.0512 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.1515 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 2007 | +110.2% | 0.2232 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.4691 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3016 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0512 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.6517 BoP, current US$ per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 7.1 BoP, current US$ per person | 6.28 BoP, current US$ per person | 8.37 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.19 BoP, current US$ per person | 5.13 BoP, current US$ per person | 17.26 BoP, current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 151 Namibia 16.52 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 152 Zambia 15.68 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 153 Finland 15.2 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 155 Iraq 13.72 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 156 Eswatini 11.61 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 157 Madagascar 11.36 BoP, current US$ 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 personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per capita in Tanzania?
- Personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per capita in Tanzania was 15.14 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 17.26 BoP, current US$ per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0512 BoP, current US$ per person in 2003.
- How does Tanzania rank for personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Tanzania ranks 154th out of 177 countries with data for 2024.
- Is personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 113.2%. 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 Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Personal transfers, receipts Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.