Personal remittances and foreign aid received in Tanzania
Tanzania: Personal remittances and foreign aid received was 558.43 million current US$ in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Personal remittances and foreign aid received in Tanzania, 1978–2021
Source: World Bank based on International Monetary Fund balance of payments data (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for personal remittances and foreign aid received in Tanzania is 558.43 million current US$, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 71.2% on the previous year and up 36.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal remittances and foreign aid received in Tanzania peaked at 558.43 million current US$ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 129,667 current US$, in 1978.
That places Tanzania 110th out of 193 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Personal remittances and foreign aid received in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 129,667 current US$ | — |
| 1995 | 840,348 current US$ | +548.1% |
| 1996 | 19.32 million current US$ | +2198.8% |
| 1997 | 1.59 million current US$ | -91.8% |
| 1998 | 11.50 million current US$ | +625.0% |
| 1999 | 7.20 million current US$ | -37.4% |
| 2000 | 8.00 million current US$ | +11.1% |
| 2001 | 15.25 million current US$ | +90.7% |
| 2002 | 12.00 million current US$ | -21.3% |
| 2003 | 8.90 million current US$ | -25.8% |
| 2004 | 13.80 million current US$ | +55.0% |
| 2005 | 19.37 million current US$ | +40.4% |
| 2006 | 15.38 million current US$ | -20.6% |
| 2007 | 25.46 million current US$ | +65.5% |
| 2008 | 36.82 million current US$ | +44.6% |
| 2009 | 39.83 million current US$ | +8.2% |
| 2010 | 344.29 million current US$ | +764.5% |
| 2011 | 409.56 million current US$ | +19.0% |
| 2012 | 390.14 million current US$ | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 381.93 million current US$ | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 389.49 million current US$ | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 387.77 million current US$ | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 402.53 million current US$ | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 402.63 million current US$ | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 412.91 million current US$ | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 433.50 million current US$ | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 326.16 million current US$ | -24.8% |
| 2021 | 558.43 million current US$ | +71.2% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 558.43 million current US$ is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 650.39 million current US$, 86% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 558.43 million current US$ is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 318.64 million current US$, 1.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Personal remittances and foreign aid received in Tanzania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +2198.8% | 840,348 current US$ | 19.32 million current US$ |
| 2010 | +764.5% | 39.83 million current US$ | 344.29 million current US$ |
| 1998 | +625.0% | 1.59 million current US$ | 11.50 million current US$ |
| 1995 | +548.1% | 129,667 current US$ | 840,348 current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 129,667 current US$ | 129,667 current US$ | 129,667 current US$ | 1 |
| 1990s | 8.09 million current US$ | 840,348 current US$ | 19.32 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 19.48 million current US$ | 8.00 million current US$ | 39.83 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 395.48 million current US$ | 344.29 million current US$ | 433.50 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 442.29 million current US$ | 326.16 million current US$ | 558.43 million current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 107 French Polynesia 581.56 million current US$ compare
- 108 Burkina Faso 570.95 million current US$ compare
- 109 Panama 566.70 million current US$ compare
- 111 Guyana 553.49 million current US$ compare
- 112 Gambia 547.05 million current US$ compare
- 113 North Macedonia 489.64 million current US$ compare
More reference data data for Tanzania
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6405 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 14.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 59.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 72.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.13 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is personal remittances and foreign aid received in Tanzania?
- Personal remittances and foreign aid received in Tanzania was 558.43 million current US$ in 2021, according to World Bank based on International Monetary Fund balance of payments data (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest personal remittances and foreign aid received recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 558.43 million current US$ in 2021.
- What is the lowest personal remittances and foreign aid received recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 129,667 current US$ in 1978.
- How does Tanzania rank for personal remittances and foreign aid received?
- Tanzania ranks 110th out of 193 countries with data for 2021.
- Is personal remittances and foreign aid received rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank based on International Monetary Fund balance of payments data (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Personal remittances and foreign aid received. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Remittances are financial transfers from non-residents to residents of a country, such as a worker abroad sending money to family and friends. Foreign aid is measured as official development assistance. Both are measured in current US$.