Tanzania’s economy expanded 6% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2026, following a 5.5% growth in the previous quarter. Economic activity was mainly supported by the services sector, with strong gains recorded in public administration (10.7% vs 5.2% in Q4), financial and insurance (20.5% vs 19.6%), professional, scientific and technical activities (3.9% vs 1.9%), real estate (9.7% vs 2.8%), education (11.3% vs 4.6%), and health (13.1% vs 4.8%). In the industrial and construction sector, mining and quarrying output rebounded (7.6% vs -1.4%), while construction activity also picked up (1.8% vs 0%). However, manufacturing growth slowed sharply to 3.0% from 9.2% in the previous quarter. source: National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) - Tanzania
The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Tanzania expanded 6 percent in the first quarter of 2026 over the same quarter of the previous year. GDP Annual Growth Rate in Tanzania averaged 6.19 percent from 2002 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 11.90 percent in the first quarter of 2007 and a record low of 2.50 percent in the second quarter of 2020. This page provides - Tanzania GDP Annual Growth Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Tanzania GDP Annual Growth Rate - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on August of 2026.
The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Tanzania expanded 6 percent in the first quarter of 2026 over the same quarter of the previous year. GDP Annual Growth Rate in Tanzania is expected to be 5.40 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Tanzania GDP Annual Growth Rate is projected to trend around 6.20 percent in 2027 and 6.40 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.