Monetary Sector credit to private sector in Tanzania, United Republic of

Tanzania, United Republic of: Monetary Sector credit to private sector was 16.7% in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
16.7%
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
148th
of 186 countries
All-time high
16.7%
in 2024
All-time low
0.7%
in 1984
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Monetary Sector credit to private sector in Tanzania, United Republic of, 1961–2024

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Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % GDP.

Analysis

The most recent figure for monetary sector credit to private sector in Tanzania, United Republic of is 16.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 25.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, monetary sector credit to private sector in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 16.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1984.

Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 148th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Monetary Sector credit to private sector in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year

Annual values for Monetary Sector credit to private sector (% GDP) in Tanzania, United Republic of, 1961 to 2024.
Year % GDP Change
1961 1.7%
1962 1.6% -4.3%
1963 1.7% +4.0%
1964 1.8% +5.1%
1965 2.2% +24.2%
1966 2.5% +14.5%
1967 2.3% -7.6%
1968 2.1% -8.0%
1969 2.1% -2.1%
1970 3.1% +49.2%
1971 2.4% -23.3%
1972 2.5% +6.2%
1973 1.7% -32.9%
1974 1.7% +1.2%
1975 1.5% -11.6%
1976 1.0% -34.2%
1977 1.1% +5.1%
1978 1.4% +29.8%
1979 1.3% -6.6%
1980 1.2% -4.8%
1981 1.1% -8.1%
1982 1.3% +18.2%
1983 1.2% -8.8%
1984 0.7% -41.7%
1985 0.9% +27.9%
1986 0.8% -7.7%
1987 1.2% +40.5%
1988 1.1% -6.2%
1989 9.7% +787.9%
1990 9.6% -1.1%
1991 9.7% +0.9%
1992 6.7% -30.5%
1993 7.4% +10.8%
1994 6.7% -10.2%
1995 4.6% -31.4%
1996 2.1% -53.5%
1997 2.4% +14.6%
1998 3.0% +21.4%
1999 3.2% +7.7%
2000 3.1% -2.5%
2001 4.1% +32.2%
2002 5.2% +26.9%
2003 6.2% +18.5%
2004 7.1% +14.8%
2005 7.8% +10.1%
2006 9.8% +25.1%
2007 11.5% +17.1%
2008 11.9% +3.9%
2009 11.3% -5.4%
2010 11.7% +4.0%
2011 12.4% +5.4%
2012 12.8% +3.8%
2013 12.5% -2.2%
2014 13.3% +6.1%
2015 14.6% +9.8%
2016 13.7% -6.5%
2017 13.1% -4.3%
2018 12.7% -2.9%
2019 12.6% -0.5%
2020 12.4% -1.6%
2021 13.0% +4.4%
2022 15.2% +16.8%
2023 16.4% +8.1%
2024 16.7% +1.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 2.0% 1.6% 2.5% 9
1970s 1.8% 1.0% 3.1% 10
1980s 1.9% 0.7% 9.7% 10
1990s 5.5% 2.1% 9.7% 10
2000s 7.8% 3.1% 11.9% 10
2010s 12.9% 11.7% 14.6% 10
2020s 14.7% 12.4% 16.7% 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is monetary sector credit to private sector in Tanzania, United Republic of?
Monetary sector credit to private sector in Tanzania, United Republic of was 16.7% in 2024, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest monetary sector credit to private sector recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
The highest recorded value was 16.7% in 2024.
What is the lowest monetary sector credit to private sector recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1984.
How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for monetary sector credit to private sector?
Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 148th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
Is monetary sector credit to private sector rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Tanzania, United Republic of data come from?
The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Monetary Sector credit to private sector (% GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Monetary Sector credit to private sector (% GDP)
Unit
% GDP
Source
International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 11,517 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Domestic credit to private sector refers to financial resources provided to the private sector, such as through loans, purchases of nonequity securities, and trade credits and other accounts receivable, that establish a claim for repayment. For some countries these claims include credit to public enterprises. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.