Official title:
United Republic of Tanzania
General information:
Capital: Dodoma
Population: ~64,500,000 (2025 est.)
Total area: 947,300 km²
Currency: Tanzanian Shilling (TZS)
National holiday: Union Day (Tanganyika and Zanzibar), 26th April (1964)
Official language: Swahili and English
Type of government:
Unitary presidential constitutional republic
Diplomatic and consular representative: Ambassador of the United Republic of Tanzania (Italy – Rome)
Economy:
- GDP (nominal): $75.2 billion (2024 est.)
- GDP (nominal) per capita: $1,170 (2024 est.)
- GDP (PPP): $225.3 billion (2024 est.)
- GDP (PPP) per capita: $3,510 (2024 est.)
- GDP (real growth rate): 5.0% (2024 est.) — strong continued growth trend
GDP per sector:
- Agriculture ~24%
- Industry ~28%
- Services ~48% (latest estimates)
Agriculture products: coffee, sisal, tea, cotton, pyrethrum, cashew nuts, tobacco, cloves, corn, wheat, cassava, bananas, vegetables, cattle, sheep, goats
Main industries: agricultural processing (sugar, beer, cigarettes, sisal twine), mining (gold, diamonds, iron), salt, soda ash, cement, oil refining, shoes, apparel, wood products, fertilizer
Trade – Export
Exported commodities: gold, coffee, cashew nuts, manufactures, cotton, tobacco, cloves
Main export partners:
- India ~18.5%,
- China ~15.7%,
- South Africa ~9.3%,
- Kenya ~7.8%,
- United Arab Emirates ~6.1%,
- Switzerland ~5.9%,
- Belgium ~4.7% (2023–2024 est.)
Trade – Import
Imported commodities: consumer goods, machinery and transportation equipment, industrial raw materials, crude oil, food products
Main import partners:
- China ~29.2%,
- India ~25.4%,
- South Africa ~9.1%,
- United Arab Emirates ~8.5%,
- Switzerland ~8.2% (2023–2024 est.)