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Tanzania

Africa · Capital: Dodoma · Currency: Tanzanian shilling (TZS)

Tanzania is a country in Africa, with its capital at Dodoma. It has a GDP of $79.24B (2024), a population of 70.5M (2025), a GDP per capita of $1,193.

GDP
$79.24B

2024 · #82 of 200

GDP per capita
$1,193

2024 · #177 of 200

Population
70.5M

2025 · #21 of 216

GDP per capita (PPP)
$4,471

2025 · #159 of 185

Economy

GDP
$79.24B2024 · #82
GDP per capita
$1,1932024 · #177
GDP growth
5.53%2024 · #33
Inflation
3.06%2024 · #88
Unemployment
1.57%2025 · #12
Population
70.5M2025 · #21
GDP (PPP)
$305.6B2025 · #66
GDP per capita (PPP)
$4,4712025 · #159
Gini index
40.52018 · #124
Government debt
48.7%2026 · #79

People

Median age
19.1 yrs2024 · #212
Fertility rate
4.5 children/woman2024 · #12
Urbanization
36.9%2025 · #180
Net migration
−12,730/yr2025 · #158
Life expectancy
67.2 yrs2024 · #175
HDI
0.5552023 · #165
Homicide rate
3.7 per 100k2020 · #101

Money

Corporate tax
30%2024 · #27
Top income tax
30%2024 · #86

Figures

Internet users
31.2%2024 · #164
CO₂ per capita
0.3 t2024 · #172
Area
945,087 km²#32
Population density
75 /km²2025 · #128
McDonald's
02024
Unicorn startups
02026-03
Billionaires
12026 · #62
Passport power
69 destinations2026 · #127
Corruption index
41/1002024 · #83
Military spending
1.2%2024 · #101
Renewable energy
78.3%2021 · #20

Globenomics Company Index

The largest companies headquartered in Tanzania.

  1. 1Viettel TanzaniaTelecommunications1,500 employees