Foreign assets per capita in Tanzania

Tanzania: Foreign assets per capita was 143.31 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
143.31 real chained 2019 US$
Change on year
down 8.6%
World rank
136th
of 149 countries
All-time high
275.51 real chained 2019 US$
in 2003
All-time low
129.77 real chained 2019 US$
in 2016
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Foreign assets per capita in Tanzania, 1995–2020

01002003001995200720201995: 260.1 real chained 2019 US$1996: 221.4 real chained 2019 US$1997: 213.2 real chained 2019 US$1998: 183.5 real chained 2019 US$1999: 183.3 real chained 2019 US$2000: 196.3 real chained 2019 US$2001: 224.9 real chained 2019 US$2002: 241.8 real chained 2019 US$2003: 275.5 real chained 2019 US$2004: 273.3 real chained 2019 US$2005: 255 real chained 2019 US$2006: 255.6 real chained 2019 US$2007: 267.3 real chained 2019 US$2008: 220.6 real chained 2019 US$2009: 237.3 real chained 2019 US$2010: 241.2 real chained 2019 US$2011: 201.8 real chained 2019 US$2012: 172.6 real chained 2019 US$2013: 174.9 real chained 2019 US$2014: 152 real chained 2019 US$2015: 139.5 real chained 2019 US$2016: 129.8 real chained 2019 US$2017: 186.8 real chained 2019 US$2018: 167 real chained 2019 US$2019: 156.8 real chained 2019 US$2020: 143.3 real chained 2019 US$

Source: World Bank. 2021. The Changing Wealth of Nations 2021: Managing Assets for the Future. Washington, DC: World Bank. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-1590-4. Measured in real chained 2019 US$.

Analysis

Tanzania recorded 143.31 real chained 2019 US$ for foreign assets per capita in 2020.

That represents a change of down 8.6% on the previous year and down 40.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign assets per capita in Tanzania peaked at 275.51 real chained 2019 US$ in 2003 and was at its lowest, 129.77 real chained 2019 US$, in 2016.

Tanzania ranks 136th of 149 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 212.27 real chained 2019 US$ 183.27 real chained 2019 US$ 260.05 real chained 2019 US$ 5
2000s 244.75 real chained 2019 US$ 196.26 real chained 2019 US$ 275.51 real chained 2019 US$ 10
2010s 172.22 real chained 2019 US$ 129.77 real chained 2019 US$ 241.15 real chained 2019 US$ 10
2020s 143.31 real chained 2019 US$ 143.31 real chained 2019 US$ 143.31 real chained 2019 US$ 1

Countries ranked near Tanzania

  1. 133 Tajikistan 214.3 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  2. 134 Uganda 183.93 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  3. 135 Rwanda 176.51 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  4. 137 Sierra Leone 138.85 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  5. 138 Madagascar 136.31 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  6. 139 Zimbabwe 119.04 real chained 2019 US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign assets per capita in Tanzania?
Foreign assets per capita in Tanzania was 143.31 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020, according to World Bank. 2021. The Changing Wealth of Nations 2021: Managing Assets for the Future. Washington, DC: World Bank. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-1590-4.
What is the highest foreign assets per capita recorded in Tanzania?
The highest recorded value was 275.51 real chained 2019 US$ in 2003.
What is the lowest foreign assets per capita recorded in Tanzania?
The lowest recorded value was 129.77 real chained 2019 US$ in 2016.
How does Tanzania rank for foreign assets per capita?
Tanzania ranks 136th out of 149 countries with data for 2020.
Is foreign assets per capita rising or falling in Tanzania?
Over the last ten years it is down 40.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Tanzania data come from?
The figures come from World Bank. 2021. The Changing Wealth of Nations 2021: Managing Assets for the Future. Washington, DC: World Bank. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-1590-4, published as part of Foreign assets per capita (real chained 2019 US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Foreign assets per capita (real chained 2019 US$)
Unit
real chained 2019 US$
Source
World Bank. 2021. The Changing Wealth of Nations 2021: Managing Assets for the Future. Washington, DC: World Bank. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-1590-4
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
150 places, 3,820 data points, 1995–2020
Last refreshed

Net foreign assets is foreign assets minus foreign liabilities. Values are measured at market exchange rates in constant 2018 US dollars, using a country-specific GDP deflator.