Bank credit to bank deposits (%) in Tanzania
Tanzania: Bank credit to bank deposits (%) was 81.2% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Bank credit to bank deposits in Tanzania, 1988–2020
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, bank credit to bank deposits in Tanzania stood at 81.2%.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 42.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank credit to bank deposits in Tanzania peaked at 118.1% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 14.2%, in 1988.
Tanzania ranks 81st of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Bank credit to bank deposits (%) in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 14.2% | — |
| 1989 | 118.1% | +732.8% |
| 1990 | 107.5% | -9.0% |
| 1991 | 100.6% | -6.4% |
| 1992 | 64.5% | -35.9% |
| 1993 | 62.4% | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 56.7% | -9.1% |
| 1995 | 39.1% | -30.9% |
| 1996 | 20.7% | -47.2% |
| 1997 | 26.1% | +26.2% |
| 1998 | 33.4% | +27.8% |
| 1999 | 36.3% | +8.8% |
| 2000 | 33.2% | -8.6% |
| 2001 | 30.8% | -6.9% |
| 2002 | 34.5% | +11.7% |
| 2003 | 41.0% | +19.0% |
| 2004 | 48.8% | +19.0% |
| 2005 | 46.0% | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 52.8% | +14.8% |
| 2007 | 59.7% | +13.1% |
| 2008 | 64.8% | +8.6% |
| 2009 | 58.8% | -9.3% |
| 2010 | 56.8% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 61.5% | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 65.5% | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 68.3% | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 71.9% | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 75.2% | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 80.8% | +7.4% |
| 2017 | 77.8% | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 79.3% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 80.4% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 81.2% | +1.0% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 81.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 69.5%, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 81.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 65.6%, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank credit to bank deposits (%) in Tanzania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +732.8% | 14.2% | 118.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 66.1% | 14.2% | 118.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 54.7% | 20.7% | 107.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.0% | 30.8% | 64.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.7% | 56.8% | 80.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.2% | 81.2% | 81.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
More financial sector data for Tanzania
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 1.16 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.8467 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 1.16 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank credit to bank deposits in Tanzania?
- Bank credit to bank deposits in Tanzania was 81.2% in 2020, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank credit to bank deposits recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 118.1% in 1989.
- What is the lowest bank credit to bank deposits recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.2% in 1988.
- How does Tanzania rank for bank credit to bank deposits?
- Tanzania ranks 81st out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank credit to bank deposits rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Bank credit to bank deposits (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF’s International Financial Statistics. Private credit by deposit money banks (IFS line 22d); bank deposits (IFS lines 24 and 25).