Tanzania

Inflation in Tanzania

Inflation in Tanzania: 30.2% a year in 1980 and 3.8% a year in 2023, by IMF estimates.

Latest, 2023
3.8% a year
Since 1980
−26.4 percentage points
Projected, 2031
4% a year
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

% a year · IMF

Inflation in TanzaniaInflation in Tanzania: 30.2% a year in 1980 and 3.8% a year in 2023, by IMF estimates. The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 4% a year in 2031.
Estimates, IMFIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 4% a year in 2031.
  • The highest was 37.9% a year in 1994, the lowest 3.3% a year in 2020.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearTanzania
20233.8
20224.4
20213.7
20203.3
20193.4
20183.5
20175.3
20165.2
20155.6
20146.1
20137.9
201216
201112.7
20107.2
200912.1
200810.3
20077
20067.3
20054.4
20044.1
20034.4
20024.6
20015.1
20006
19997.9
199812.8
199716.1
199621.1
199526.8
199437.9
199326.1
199220.7
199125.2
199036.4
198925.8
198831.2
198729.9
198632.4
198533.3
198436.1
198327.1
198228.9
198125.7
198030.2
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2024–2031
YearTanzania
20243.1
20253.3
20264
20274.2
20284
20294
20304
20314

Good to know

  • How much consumer prices rose in a year, on average.
  • 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.

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