Services, value added in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: Services, value added was 28.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Services, value added in Tanzania, United Republic of, 1990–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for services, value added in Tanzania, United Republic of is 28.8%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 49.1% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 21.9%, in 1991.
That places Tanzania, United Republic of 201st out of 204 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Services, value added in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 22.9% | — |
| 1991 | 21.9% | -4.3% |
| 1992 | 23.0% | +4.7% |
| 1993 | 23.3% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 25.4% | +9.0% |
| 1995 | 24.5% | -3.7% |
| 1996 | 23.8% | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 24.4% | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 48.0% | +96.8% |
| 1999 | 48.8% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 49.1% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 49.1% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 47.6% | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 46.0% | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 45.1% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 45.1% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 45.6% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 45.5% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 43.7% | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 44.6% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 43.3% | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 41.4% | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 40.6% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 40.3% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 41.3% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 40.4% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 39.4% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 38.0% | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 37.2% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 36.8% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 34.2% | -7.0% |
| 2021 | 32.6% | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 30.6% | -5.9% |
| 2023 | 28.7% | -6.3% |
| 2024 | 29.6% | +3.0% |
| 2025 | 28.8% | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.6% | 21.9% | 48.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.1% | 43.7% | 49.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.9% | 36.8% | 43.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.7% | 28.7% | 34.2% | 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)
- Services, value added (constant LCU), per capita 877,070 constant LCU per person (2025)
- GDP deflator (base year varies by country), annual growth rate 5.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth 13.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.8145 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita 1,041 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 11.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 2,070 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 2.64 million current LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is services, value added in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Services, value added in Tanzania, United Republic of was 28.8% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest services, value added recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 49.1% in 2001.
- What is the lowest services, value added recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.9% in 1991.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for services, value added?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 201st out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania, United Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Services, value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Services industries correspond to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 45-99 and includes wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles, hotels and restaurants, transport, storage and communication, financial intermediation, real estate, renting and business activities, public administration and defence, compulsory social security, education, health and social work, other community, social and personal service activities, private households with employed persons, and extra-territorial organizations and bodies. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. 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.