Overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants in Tanzania
Tanzania: Overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants was -3.70 trillion current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants in Tanzania, 1981–2011
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants in Tanzania is -3.70 trillion current LCU, measured in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.4% on the previous year and down 978.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants in Tanzania peaked at -5.63 billion current LCU in 1981 and was at its lowest, -3.70 trillion current LCU, in 2011.
That places Tanzania 33rd out of 35 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -12.51 billion current LCU | -26.94 billion current LCU | -5.63 billion current LCU | 9 |
| 1990s | -105.51 billion current LCU | -209.30 billion current LCU | -18.62 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.21 trillion current LCU | -2.61 trillion current LCU | -343.21 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | -3.61 trillion current LCU | -3.70 trillion current LCU | -3.51 trillion current LCU | 2 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 30 Sao Tome and Principe -1.36 trillion current LCU compare
- 31 Uganda -1.74 trillion current LCU compare
- 32 Madagascar -1.89 trillion current LCU compare
- 34 Zambia -4.20 trillion current LCU compare
- 35 Mozambique -57.98 trillion current LCU compare
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- Scientific and technical journal articles 1,453 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 86.77 million (2024)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 126.56 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 126.56 per 100 people (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 1 (2015)
- Share of the population using the Internet 31.2% (2024)
- Number of people using the Internet 14.37 million users (2021)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people 0.2464 per 100 people (2024)
- Landline Internet subscriptions 168,955 (2024)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people, by download speed 2.5 per 100 population (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants in Tanzania?
- Overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants in Tanzania was -3.70 trillion current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was -5.63 billion current LCU in 1981.
- What is the lowest overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.70 trillion current LCU in 2011.
- How does Tanzania rank for overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants?
- Tanzania ranks 33rd out of 35 countries with data for 2011.
- Is overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 978.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of Overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Overall budget deficit is current and capital revenue excluding current grants less total expenditure and lending minus repayments. Values are in current local currencies.