Tanzania vs United States

Tanzania vs United States: GDP growth

GDP growth: 5.2% a year in Tanzania in 2023 and 2.3% a year in United States in 2025, by IMF estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Tanzania, by 2.2 percentage points, or 1.76 times that in United States.

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% a year · IMF

Tanzania vs United States: GDP growthGDP growth: 5.2% a year in Tanzania in 2023 and 2.3% a year in United States in 2025, by IMF estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Tanzania, by 2.2 percentage points, or 1.76 times that in United States.
TanzaniaUnited StatesIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Tanzania has been higher since 2022, when it overtook United States.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Tanzania at 6% a year and United States at 1.8% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearTanzaniaUnited States
20255.92.3
20245.53
20235.22.9
20224.72.4
20214.86.3
20204.5-2.1
20196.92.6
201873
20176.72.5
20166.91.8
20156.22.9
20146.72.5
20136.82.1
20125.12.3
20117.91.6
20106.42.7
20095.4-2.6
20085.60.1
20078.52
20064.72.8
20057.43.5
20047.83.8
20036.92.8
20027.21.7
200161
20004.94.1
19994.84.8
19983.74.5
19973.54.4
19964.53.8
19953.62.7
19941.64
19931.22.8
19920.63.5
19912.1-0.1
199071.9
19893.83.7
19884.44.2
19875.93.5
19866.63.5
19854.64.2
19843.47.2
19832.44.6
19820.6-1.8
19810.52.5
19803.3-0.3
  • 12.3Projected
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearTanzaniaUnited States
202662.3
20275.92.3
202862.1
202961.9
20305.91.8
203161.8

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Good to know

  • How much the economy grew or shrank in a year, after inflation.
  • Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
  • The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
  • Ranks count the 143 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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