The latest market, economy, central-bank, policy and company stories from Tanzania, updated every 15 minutes. Last updated 19 October 2026.
| GDP growth (2025) | 5.9% | Fast growth. |
| Inflation (2025) | 3.3% | Above the usual central-bank targets. |
| Unemployment (2025) | 1.6% | Low: the job market is tight. |
| GDP per person (2025) | $1,319 | Average output per person: a rough measure of how wealthy a country is. |
| Current account (2024) | -3.0% of GDP | Deficit: spends more abroad than it earns, so it relies on foreign money. |
| Exports (2025) | 19.0% of GDP | Driven mostly by its home market. |
Latest official annual figures from World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0). Context, not a forecast or financial advice.
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