Expert Insights: Your Compass for Tanzania's Economic Landscape
Uncover expert analyses on Tanzania's economy and the East African business landscape through our Insights section. Stay informed and gain the crucial information you need to make strategic decisions in Tanzania's vibrant market.
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...
By Dr. Bravious Felix Kahyoza PhD, FMVA CP3P, Email: braviouskahyoza5@gmail.com Just after sunrise, when the light begins to stretch across the roofs of Dar es Salaam, the city feels like...
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...
The relationship between government revenue and borrowing in Tanzania from 2020 to 2025 reveals how fiscal policy has been used strategically to stabilize the economy, finance development, and manage shocks....
Tanzania’s income tax revenue increased from TZS 6,725 billion in 2020 to a projected 10,600 billion in 2025, marking a 57% rise over five years. Its share of tax revenue...
Tanzania’s wage bill rose from TZS 7,187 billion (2020) to a projected ~11,500 billion (2025), averaging 9–12% annual growth. Despite this expansion, its share of total expenditure held mostly stable...
From 2020–2025, Tanzania consistently relied on external sources to fund development, with foreign borrowing rising from 40% of total in 2020 to over 70% in 2025. Total annual borrowing nearly...
From 2020 to 2025, Tanzania’s government budget showed significant growth in revenue, rising from TZS 21,828B in 2020 to approximately 34,000B in 2025, representing a 56% increase, while expenditures grew...
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