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Tanzania aims for 1,500 containers a day by rail to ease congestion in Dar es Salaam
The government is counting on Tazara and TRC to move more freight by train rather than by truck.
Country
GDP growth
5.9%
2025 · 2026 : 5.9% (projection)
Inflation
3.3%
2025 · 2026 : 4.0% (projection)
Public debt
49.7%
2025 · % of GDP · 2026 : 48.7% (projection)
Fiscal balance
-3.0%
2025 · % of GDP · 2026 : -3.2% (projection)
Current account balance
-2.4%
2025 · % of GDP · 2026 : -2.3% (projection)
Nominal GDP
87.3 bn USD
2025 · 2026 : 94.9 bn USD (projection)
GDP per capita
1,292 USD
2025 · 2026 : 1,362 USD (projection)
Population
70.5 million
2025
En %
Source : IMF World Economic Outlook
| Observed or estimated | IMF projection | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 6,2 | — |
| 2016 | 6,9 | — |
| 2017 | 6,7 | — |
| 2018 | 7 | — |
| 2019 | 6,9 | — |
| 2020 | 4,5 | — |
| 2021 | 4,8 | — |
| 2022 | 4,7 | — |
| 2023 | 5,1 | — |
| 2024 | 5,5 | — |
| 2025 | 5,9 | 5,9 |
| 2026 | — | 5,9 |
| 2027 | — | 6,1 |
| 2028 | — | 6,3 |
| 2029 | — | 6,3 |
| 2030 | — | 6,3 |
| 2031 | — | 6,3 |
En %
Source : IMF World Economic Outlook
| Observed or estimated | IMF projection | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 5,6 | — |
| 2016 | 5,2 | — |
| 2017 | 5,3 | — |
| 2018 | 3,5 | — |
| 2019 | 3,4 | — |
| 2020 | 3,3 | — |
| 2021 | 3,7 | — |
| 2022 | 4,4 | — |
| 2023 | 3,8 | — |
| 2024 | 3,1 | — |
| 2025 | 3,3 | 3,3 |
| 2026 | — | 4 |
| 2027 | — | 4,3 |
| 2028 | — | 4 |
| 2029 | — | 4 |
| 2030 | — | 4 |
| 2031 | — | 4 |
Sources: IMF World Economic Outlook (key figures, growth and inflation; estimates and projections from 2026); World Bank World Development Indicators (population and structural indicators). The latest available year is shown for each figure.
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The government is counting on Tazara and TRC to move more freight by train rather than by truck.