Wages and salaries in Tanzania
Tanzania: Wages and salaries was 2.35 trillion current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Wages and salaries in Tanzania, 1981–2011
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 2.35 trillion current LCU for wages and salaries in 2011. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 36.1% on the previous year and up 661.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wages and salaries in Tanzania peaked at 2.35 trillion current LCU in 2011 and was at its lowest, 2.82 billion current LCU, in 1981.
Tanzania ranks 3rd of 51 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wages and salaries in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 2.82 billion current LCU | — |
| 1982 | 3.77 billion current LCU | +33.6% |
| 1983 | 4.23 billion current LCU | +12.3% |
| 1984 | 4.66 billion current LCU | +10.3% |
| 1985 | 6.64 billion current LCU | +42.5% |
| 1986 | 8.02 billion current LCU | +20.7% |
| 1987 | 9.00 billion current LCU | +12.3% |
| 1988 | 11.92 billion current LCU | +32.4% |
| 1989 | 20.13 billion current LCU | +68.9% |
| 1990 | 26.83 billion current LCU | +33.3% |
| 1991 | 30.44 billion current LCU | +13.4% |
| 1992 | 37.53 billion current LCU | +23.3% |
| 1993 | 57.94 billion current LCU | +54.4% |
| 1994 | 77.90 billion current LCU | +34.4% |
| 1995 | 111.45 billion current LCU | +43.1% |
| 1996 | 156.09 billion current LCU | +40.1% |
| 1997 | 199.23 billion current LCU | +27.6% |
| 1998 | 218.84 billion current LCU | +9.8% |
| 1999 | 220.50 billion current LCU | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 285.34 billion current LCU | +29.4% |
| 2001 | 308.05 billion current LCU | +8.0% |
| 2002 | 341.98 billion current LCU | +11.0% |
| 2003 | 397.77 billion current LCU | +16.3% |
| 2004 | 462.96 billion current LCU | +16.4% |
| 2005 | 550.55 billion current LCU | +18.9% |
| 2006 | 656.79 billion current LCU | +19.3% |
| 2007 | 976.09 billion current LCU | +48.6% |
| 2008 | 1.13 trillion current LCU | +16.3% |
| 2009 | 1.61 trillion current LCU | +41.8% |
| 2010 | 1.72 trillion current LCU | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 2.35 trillion current LCU | +36.1% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 2.35 trillion current LCU is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 142.24 billion current LCU, 16.5× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 2.35 trillion current LCU is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 82.80 billion current LCU, 28.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.91 billion current LCU | 2.82 billion current LCU | 20.13 billion current LCU | 9 |
| 1990s | 113.68 billion current LCU | 26.83 billion current LCU | 220.50 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 672.28 billion current LCU | 285.34 billion current LCU | 1.61 trillion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.03 trillion current LCU | 1.72 trillion current LCU | 2.35 trillion current LCU | 2 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 1 Mozambique 31.16 trillion current LCU compare
- 2 Zambia 7.40 trillion current LCU compare
- 4 Guinea 1.76 trillion current LCU compare
- 5 Uganda 1.46 trillion current LCU compare
- 6 Madagascar 1.28 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 wages and salaries in Tanzania?
- Wages and salaries in Tanzania was 2.35 trillion current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest wages and salaries recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 2.35 trillion current LCU in 2011.
- What is the lowest wages and salaries recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.82 billion current LCU in 1981.
- How does Tanzania rank for wages and salaries?
- Tanzania ranks 3rd out of 51 countries with data for 2011.
- Is wages and salaries rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 661.7%. 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 Wages and salaries (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Wages and salaries consist of all payments in cash, but not in kind, to employees in return for services rendered, before deduction of withholding taxes and employees contributions to social security and pension funds. Data are shown for central government only. Data are in current local currency.