Tanzania

Official Name:	The United Republic of Tanzania
Sovereign Status:	Sovereign Country
Government Type:	Presidential Republic
Official Name (Local Language):	Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania
ISO Country Codes:	TZ : TZA
Internet Domain:	.tz
Government Web Site:	https://www.tanzania.go.tz/

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Capital:	Dodoma	Main Airports:	Abeid Amani Karume International Airport , Julius Nyerere International Airport
Language(s):	Swahili;English	Population:	63,852,892
Currency:	Tanzanian Shilling	ISO Currency Code:	TZS
Telephone Dial In:	+255	ID Prefix:	000

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Country Summaries:

BBC; CIA Factbook; Country Code; Infoplease; International Model United Nations Association; Law Library of Congress; NationMaster; NationsOnline; UNESCO;

Political & Cultural Organisations:

African Caribbean and Pacific Group of States; African Union; Commonwealth of Nations; Community of Democracies; East African Community; Inter Parliamentary Union; Southern African Development Community; UN; UNESCO;

Travel Guides:

Fodor's Travel; Lonely Planet; Rough Guide

News Resources:

News Agency

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AllAfrica;

Newspaper

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Zanzibar Leo (Zanzibar Today);

Radio

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Tanzania Broadcasting Corporation;

Zanzibar Broadcasting Corporation;

Tanzania

Government Website:	https://www.tanzania.go.tz/
Central Bank:	Bank of Tanzania
Currency USD Exchange Rate:	2,319 Tanzanian shillings (TZS) per US dollar (2020 est.)
Unemployment Rate:	1.6% (2025)
Population below poverty line:	26.4% (2018)
Inflation Rate:	3.1% (2024)

Prime Lending Rate:	16.7% (2020)
GDP:	USD 78.844 Billion (2024)
GDP Pro Capita (PPP):	USD 1186.7 (2024)
Currency Name:	Tanzanian Shilling
Currency Code:	TZS
World Bank Classification:	Lower-Middle Income Economy

GDP Composition:

Agriculture:	25.1%	coffee, sisal, tea, cotton, pyrethrum (insecticide made from chrysanthemums), cashew nuts, tobacco, cloves, corn, wheat, cassava (manioc, tapioca), bananas, fruits, vegetables; cattle, sheep, goats
Industry:	27.6%	agricultural processing (sugar, beer, cigarettes, sisal twine); mining (diamonds, gold, and iron), salt, soda ash; cement, oil refining, shoes, apparel, wood products, fertilizer
Services:	47.3%

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Financial & Economic Organisations:

African Development Bank; FAO; IMF; International Labour Organization; Un Economic Commission for Africa; World Bank;

Financial & Economic Profiles:

African Development Bank; Countryeconomy; Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative; FAO; IMF; International Labour Organization; OECD; The Enhanced Integrated Framework; UNDP Human Development; World Bank;

Financial Exchanges:

Stock & Securities Exchange: Dar es Salam Stock Exchange PLC ;

National Statistics Office:

National Bureau of Statistics;

National Dataset(s):

Focus Economics; Trading Economics;

Tanzania

Subject to Country Specific Sanctions? NO

The World Bank’s World Integrated Trade Solution

Trade Statistics

Trade Summary

Trade Indicators

Business Language(s):	English; Swahili
Customs & Excise:	Tanzania Revenue Authority
Development Bank(s):	African Development Bank; East African Development Bank; TIB Development Bank; Trade and Development Bank;
National Standards Bureau:	Tanzania Bureau of Standards

Competitive Ind’l Performance: 117/141 (2019)	Corruption Perceptions Index: 94/180 (2022 Rank)
Ease of Doing Business: N/A	Enabling Trade Index: 115/136 (2016)
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