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Sub-Saharan Africa · Country statistics

Tanzania

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At a glance

Latest published figures · reporting years differ
Population70.55M2025 · peopleGross domestic product$90.14B2025 · current US$GDP per capita$1.32K2025 · current US$ / personLife expectancy at birth67.22024 · yearsInternet use31.2%2024 · % of populationForest area50.1%2023 · % of land area
Health expenditure
3.1%

% of GDP·2023

Published observation

Over time

Full published history
Tanzania2023 · 3.1%
01.93.85.77.61960199320252000: 3.4%2001: 4.2%2002: 4.7%2003: 5.3%2004: 5.7%2005: 6.3%2006: 7.6%2007: 6.9%2008: 5.6%2009: 5.1%2010: 5.2%2011: 5.1%2012: 5%2013: 4.6%2014: 4%2015: 3.6%2016: 4%2017: 4%2018: 4.3%2019: 4%2020: 3.1%2021: 3.5%2022: 3.1%2023: 3.1%

Level of current health expenditure expressed as a percentage of GDP. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year. This indicator does not include capital health expenditures such as buildings, machinery, IT and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.

Country context

Tanzania in perspective

Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
Capital
Dodoma
Country code
TZA

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