Liquid liabilities to GDP (%) in Tanzania
Tanzania: Liquid liabilities to GDP (%) was 20.1% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Liquid liabilities to GDP in Tanzania, 1988–2020
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 20.1% for liquid liabilities to gdp in 2020.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liquid liabilities to gdp in Tanzania peaked at 25.6% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 12.8%, in 1998.
That places Tanzania 178th out of 186 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Liquid liabilities to GDP (%) in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 17.4% | — |
| 1989 | 18.4% | +5.5% |
| 1990 | 19.9% | +8.3% |
| 1991 | 20.0% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 22.1% | +10.8% |
| 1993 | 24.5% | +10.5% |
| 1994 | 24.9% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 25.6% | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 22.2% | -13.3% |
| 1997 | 20.1% | -9.7% |
| 1998 | 12.8% | -36.2% |
| 1999 | 13.1% | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 13.3% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 14.0% | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 15.3% | +8.7% |
| 2003 | 15.3% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 15.9% | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 19.2% | +20.7% |
| 2006 | 20.2% | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 21.7% | +7.5% |
| 2008 | 22.3% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 22.9% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 24.6% | +7.8% |
| 2011 | 24.1% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 23.5% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 22.1% | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 22.5% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 23.4% | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 21.1% | -9.9% |
| 2017 | 20.8% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 20.0% | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 20.3% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 20.1% | -0.6% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 20.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 39.9%, 50% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 20.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 29.1%, 69% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Liquid liabilities to GDP (%) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | -36.2% | 20.1% | 12.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17.9% | 17.4% | 18.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 20.5% | 12.8% | 25.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.0% | 13.3% | 22.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.3% | 20.0% | 24.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.1% | 20.1% | 20.1% | 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 liquid liabilities to gdp in Tanzania?
- Liquid liabilities to gdp in Tanzania was 20.1% in 2020, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest liquid liabilities to gdp recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 25.6% in 1995.
- What is the lowest liquid liabilities to gdp recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.8% in 1998.
- How does Tanzania rank for liquid liabilities to gdp?
- Tanzania ranks 178th out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is liquid liabilities to gdp rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.3%. 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 Liquid liabilities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of liquid liabilities to GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is liquid liabilities, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF's International Financial Statistics. Liquid liabilities (IFS lines 55L or, if not available, line 35L); GDP in local currency (IFS line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF); end-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF); and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF) For Eurocurrency area countries liquid liabilities are estimated by summing IFS items 34A, 34B and 35.