Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) (Assets, Positions, US) in Tanzania
Tanzania: Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) (Assets, Positions, US) was 0.0469 US dollar per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) (Assets, Positions, US) in Tanzania, 1992–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per person.
Analysis
In 2024, reserve assets, special drawing rights (sdrs) (assets, positions, us) in Tanzania stood at 0.0469 US dollar per person.
The figure is down 55.9% on the previous year and down 98.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserve assets, special drawing rights (sdrs) (assets, positions, us) in Tanzania peaked at 8.66 US dollar per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 US dollar per person, in 1994.
Tanzania ranks 156th of 160 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) (Assets, Positions, US) in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | US dollar per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.0005 US dollar per person | — |
| 1993 | 0.0016 US dollar per person | +209.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 US dollar per person | -90.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0025 US dollar per person | +1663.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0046 US dollar per person | +85.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0034 US dollar per person | -27.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0109 US dollar per person | +223.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0081 US dollar per person | -25.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0041 US dollar per person | -49.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0137 US dollar per person | +233.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0029 US dollar per person | -79.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0133 US dollar per person | +362.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0018 US dollar per person | -86.1% |
| 2005 | 0.018 US dollar per person | +873.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0006 US dollar per person | -96.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0038 US dollar per person | +585.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0007 US dollar per person | -81.1% |
| 2009 | 5.68 US dollar per person | +790291.4% |
| 2010 | 5.45 US dollar per person | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 5.21 US dollar per person | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 5.02 US dollar per person | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 4.81 US dollar per person | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 3.86 US dollar per person | -19.8% |
| 2015 | 2.47 US dollar per person | -36.1% |
| 2016 | 0.4768 US dollar per person | -80.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0237 US dollar per person | -95.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4654 US dollar per person | +1866.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1525 US dollar per person | -67.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1493 US dollar per person | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 8.66 US dollar per person | +5695.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1411 US dollar per person | -98.4% |
| 2023 | 0.1064 US dollar per person | -24.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0469 US dollar per person | -55.9% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 0.0469 US dollar per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 13.26 US dollar per person, 0% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 0.0469 US dollar per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10.86 US dollar per person, 0% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) (Assets, Positions, US) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +790291.4% | 0.0007 US dollar per person | 5.68 US dollar per person |
| 2021 | +5695.5% | 0.1493 US dollar per person | 8.66 US dollar per person |
| 2018 | +1866.1% | 0.0237 US dollar per person | 0.4654 US dollar per person |
| 1995 | +1663.8% | 0.0001 US dollar per person | 0.0025 US dollar per person |
| 2005 | +873.6% | 0.0018 US dollar per person | 0.018 US dollar per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.004 US dollar per person | 0.0001 US dollar per person | 0.0109 US dollar per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.5741 US dollar per person | 0.0006 US dollar per person | 5.68 US dollar per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.79 US dollar per person | 0.0237 US dollar per person | 5.45 US dollar per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.82 US dollar per person | 0.0469 US dollar per person | 8.66 US dollar per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 153 Mozambique 0.082 US dollar per person compare
- 154 Ghana 0.0683 US dollar per person compare
- 155 Mauritania 0.0589 US dollar per person compare
- 157 Malawi 0.0198 US dollar per person compare
- 158 Myanmar 0.0064 US dollar per person compare
- 159 Cayman Islands 0 US dollar per person
- 159 Palau 0 US dollar per person compare
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 reserve assets, special drawing rights (sdrs) (assets, positions, us) in Tanzania?
- Reserve assets, special drawing rights (sdrs) (assets, positions, us) in Tanzania was 0.0469 US dollar per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest reserve assets, special drawing rights (sdrs) (assets, positions, us) recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 8.66 US dollar per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest reserve assets, special drawing rights (sdrs) (assets, positions, us) recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 US dollar per person in 1994.
- How does Tanzania rank for reserve assets, special drawing rights (sdrs) (assets, positions, us)?
- Tanzania ranks 156th out of 160 countries with data for 2024.
- Is reserve assets, special drawing rights (sdrs) (assets, positions, us) rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 98.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.