Tanzania's external sector demonstrated robust resilience in October 2025, with the current account deficit narrowing sharply by 59.3% month-on-month to USD 188.2 million from USD 462.5 million in October 2024....
Tanzania's economy has demonstrated robust recovery in the post-COVID era, achieving an average 6% GDP growth in 2024-2025, driven by agricultural expansion (4.5%), infrastructure under FYDP III, and tourism's resurgence...
Tanzania's economy enters 2026 buoyed by post-COVID resilience, with average GDP growth of 6% in 2024–2025, yet shadowed by post-election political volatility following President Samia Suluhu Hassan's October 2025 landslide...
Tanzania's economic diplomacy, a multi-vector strategy balancing Western concessional aid (USD 2.2 billion annually), Chinese Belt and Road investments (USD 10 billion cumulative), and African integration via AfCFTA/SADC, has underpinned...
Tanzania's economy, a lower-middle-income powerhouse with sustained 5-6% annual GDP growth since the 1990s—driven by agriculture (25% of GDP), mining (30% of exports), and tourism (17% of GDP)—faces escalating political...
As Tanzania steps into 2026, the nation finds itself at a crossroads where economic promise collides with political uncertainty. With a population exceeding 67 million and a track record of...
Tanzania’s inflation landscape in October 2025 reflects a stable macroeconomic environment, with headline inflation rising slightly to 3.5% from 3.4% in September, supported by a moderate increase in the Consumer...
Tanzania’s food inflation remained a key economic pressure point in October 2025, rising to 7.4% year-on-year from 7.0% in September, far outpacing the headline inflation rate of 3.5%. The Food...
External Debt Dominates at 70.6% (Sept 2025) As of September 2025, Tanzania’s total public debt stood at TZS 127,474.5 billion, with external debt accounting for 70.6% (TZS 90,015.4 billion) and...
Stability Supports Debt Sustainability (Sept 2025) In September 2025, Tanzania’s macro-financial position showed improved resilience, with the shilling appreciating to TZS 2,471.69 per USD—up 0.75% monthly and 9.4% annually—reversing the...
