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Tanzania
Tanzania is a $90.1B economy (2025), growing 5.9% in real terms, with consumer inflation at 3.3%. 21 of 22 tracked series are published for this country.
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Economy
GDP · 2025
$90.1B
+13.8% vs 2024
#12 of 52Inflation · 2025
3.3%
+0.3 pts vs 2024
#27 of 50Data
Debt, rates and money
Data
Capital flows
FDI inflows · 2024
$1.7B
+4.2% vs 2023
#13 of 54Remittances · 2024
$1.1B
−9.3% vs 2023
#16 of 45Data
Trade
Data
Technology
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Climate and energy
Source: World Bank Open Data · World Development Indicators & International Debt Statistics · rank among African countries with a recent print
The Wire
Tanzania headlines
- Ewura Calls for More Investments in Rural Fuel Stations
[Daily News] Tabora -- THE Energy and Water Utilities Regulatory Authority (EWURA) Western Zone has urged investors to tap into business opportunities in rural areas by establishing fuel stations to expand fuel supply networks and support local economic growth.
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- EAC Parliaments Strengthen Decision Tracking
[Daily News] Arusha -- LEADERS of national parliaments of the East African Community (EAC) partner states and the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) have agreed to strengthen mechanisms for tracking the implementation of decisions reached by their Bureau to enhance parliame
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- Turning Tanzania's Natural Wealth Into National Prosperity
[Daily News] TANZANIA stands among Africa's most resource-rich nations, endowed with vast mineral deposits, natural gas reserves, wildlife, forests, fertile land, water resources and an extensive coastline.
AllAfrica·Tanzania
- Somalia: Somalia, Uganda Parliamentary Speakers Discuss Stronger Regional Cooperation
[Shabelle] Arusha, Tanzania -- Somalia's parliamentary speaker, Abdirahman Mohamed Nur Jama, held talks with his Ugandan counterpart, Jacob M. Oboth, in the Tanzanian city of Arusha on strengthening cooperation between the two countries' legislatures.
- Tanzania: Tanzania Connects Power to Million Households With Dar and Coast Regions Using Over 800 Megawatts
[Daily News] Dar es Salaam -- OVER a million households have been connected to electricity across Tanzania, with Dar es Salaam and Pwani among regions recording the highest power consumption at about 800 megawatts.
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- Tanzania Orders Residents Living in High-Risk Areas of Msimbazi River to Relocate Before El Nino Rains
[Daily News] Dar es Salaam -- THE Minister of State in the Vice-President's Office (Union and Environment), Hamad Yussuf Masauni, has urged residents living in high-risk areas along the Msimbazi River to relocate to safer places, warning that their lives and property are at risk.
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- VP Ndejembi Sees Tanzania Lead Africa in Connecting Power to Its Citizens As Per World Bank Statistics
[Daily News] Dar es Salaam -- VICE President Deogratius Ndejembi said Tanzania leads Africa in connecting citizens to electricity services, citing World Bank statistics as evidence of the country's progress.
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- Malawi Unveils Plans for New Railway Link to Tanzania As Transport Costs Squeeze Consumers
[Nyasa Times] Malawi has dramatically ramped up plans to build a brand new north-bound railway connecting the landlocked nation to the Tanzania-Zambia rail network, in a bold bid to slash transport costs that are currently crippling businesses and piling fresh misery onto struggl
- JKCI Invites Tanzanian Athletes to Undergo Free Health Screenings and Free Treatment
[Daily News] Dar es Salaam -- THE Jakaya Kikwete Cardiac Institute (JKCI) has invited athletes across Tanzania to undergo free health screenings and pledged to provide free treatment to those found to have health conditions.
AllAfrica·Tanzania
- UK Trial Challenges Gold Industry's 'Responsible Gold' Certification
[HRW] Families of Tanzanian Mine Victims Seek Justice
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- Tanzania Removes Nigeria From Referral Visa Category
[Premium Times] The department said it is officially removing Nigeria from this category following amendments to its regulations.
- Rufiji Water Board Ordered to Complete Construction of Embankment Along Lumemo River Before El Nino Rains
[Daily News] Mahenge -- THE Tanzanian government has given the Rufiji Basin Water Board seven days to complete construction of an embankment along the Lumemo River, amid warnings that heavy rains could worsen flooding and threaten residents in Ipangalala Ward, Kilombero District.
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Capital
World Bank lending to Tanzania
5 in the pipeline · 25 active · commitments as published by the Bank.
Source: World Bank Projects & Operations
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