Overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants in Tanzania
Tanzania: Overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants was -3.70 trillion current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants in Tanzania, 1981–2011
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded -3.70 trillion current LCU for overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is down 5.4% on the previous year and down 978.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants in Tanzania peaked at -6.24 billion current LCU in 1981 and was at its lowest, -3.70 trillion current LCU, in 2011.
Tanzania ranks 49th of 50 countries on this measure, 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 | -12.91 billion current LCU | -29.92 billion current LCU | -6.24 billion current LCU | 9 |
| 1990s | -106.14 billion current LCU | -215.70 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
- 46 Uganda -1.74 trillion current LCU compare
- 47 Democratic Republic of Congo -2.30 trillion current LCU compare
- 48 Zambia -3.35 trillion current LCU compare
- 50 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)
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- Patent applications, nonresidents 1 (2015)
- Share of the population using the Internet 31.2% (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants in Tanzania?
- Overall surplus/deficit, excluding current 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 current grants recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was -6.24 billion current LCU in 1981.
- What is the lowest overall surplus/deficit, excluding current 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 current grants?
- Tanzania ranks 49th out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
- Is overall surplus/deficit, excluding current 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 current grants (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Overall budget surplus/deficit (excluding current grants) is current and capital revenue excluding current grants, less total expenditure and lending minus repayments. Data are shown for central government only, and are in current local currency.