Primary balance, excluding interest in Tanzania
Tanzania: Primary balance, excluding interest was -3.35 trillion current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Primary balance, excluding interest in Tanzania, 1981–2011
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded -3.35 trillion current LCU for primary balance, excluding interest in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 1,456.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary balance, excluding interest in Tanzania peaked at 44.52 billion current LCU in 1997 and was at its lowest, -3.35 trillion current LCU, in 2011.
That places Tanzania 49th out of 50 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.
Primary balance, excluding interest in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | -5.21 billion current LCU | — |
| 1982 | -7.80 billion current LCU | +49.7% |
| 1983 | -4.99 billion current LCU | -36.1% |
| 1984 | -4.45 billion current LCU | -10.7% |
| 1985 | -5.22 billion current LCU | +17.1% |
| 1986 | -8.73 billion current LCU | +67.3% |
| 1987 | -9.87 billion current LCU | +13.1% |
| 1988 | -19.47 billion current LCU | +97.3% |
| 1989 | -7.55 billion current LCU | -61.2% |
| 1990 | -14.96 billion current LCU | +98.0% |
| 1991 | 1.48 billion current LCU | -109.9% |
| 1992 | 2.37 billion current LCU | +60.9% |
| 1993 | -101.53 billion current LCU | -4376.7% |
| 1994 | -64.80 billion current LCU | -36.2% |
| 1995 | -66.91 billion current LCU | +3.3% |
| 1996 | -35.01 billion current LCU | -47.7% |
| 1997 | 44.52 billion current LCU | -227.2% |
| 1998 | -30.25 billion current LCU | -167.9% |
| 1999 | -119.80 billion current LCU | +296.0% |
| 2000 | -268.10 billion current LCU | +123.8% |
| 2001 | -215.06 billion current LCU | -19.8% |
| 2002 | -298.70 billion current LCU | +38.9% |
| 2003 | -672.24 billion current LCU | +125.1% |
| 2004 | -960.35 billion current LCU | +42.9% |
| 2005 | -1.33 trillion current LCU | +38.6% |
| 2006 | -1.53 trillion current LCU | +14.9% |
| 2007 | -1.52 trillion current LCU | -0.6% |
| 2008 | -1.32 trillion current LCU | -13.3% |
| 2009 | -2.37 trillion current LCU | +80.0% |
| 2010 | -3.26 trillion current LCU | +37.6% |
| 2011 | -3.35 trillion current LCU | +2.6% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's -3.35 trillion current LCU is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -3.80 billion current LCU, 881.6× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's -3.35 trillion current LCU is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -6.36 billion current LCU, 525.9× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary balance, excluding interest 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | -4376.7% | 2.37 billion current LCU | -101.53 billion current LCU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -8.14 billion current LCU | -19.47 billion current LCU | -4.45 billion current LCU | 9 |
| 1990s | -38.49 billion current LCU | -119.80 billion current LCU | 44.52 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.05 trillion current LCU | -2.37 trillion current LCU | -215.06 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | -3.31 trillion current LCU | -3.35 trillion current LCU | -3.26 trillion current LCU | 2 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 46 Uganda -1.28 trillion current LCU compare
- 47 Madagascar -1.55 trillion current LCU compare
- 48 Zambia -1.67 trillion current LCU compare
- 50 Mozambique -44.55 trillion current LCU compare
More science & technology data for Tanzania
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 126.56 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.27 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 86.77 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 79.27 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 20.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 23.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 1,453 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary balance, excluding interest in Tanzania?
- Primary balance, excluding interest in Tanzania was -3.35 trillion current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest primary balance, excluding interest recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 44.52 billion current LCU in 1997.
- What is the lowest primary balance, excluding interest recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.35 trillion current LCU in 2011.
- How does Tanzania rank for primary balance, excluding interest?
- Tanzania ranks 49th out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
- Is primary balance, excluding interest rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1,456.5%. 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 Primary balance, excluding interest (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 31 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Primary deficit, excluding interest (current LCU).