Tanzania — Central government deficit (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1955–2025 · 71 observations
About this series
The central government deficit series records the period's fiscal balance under the source's accounting and sign convention. A deficit indicates a shortfall; the series is a flow, not a debt stock. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
The central government deficit reading for Tanzania was −3.41% of GDP in 2025. The previous reading was −3.16% of GDP in 2024; the period change was −0.25 percentage points. Relative to the selected 10-year average of −2.86% of GDP, the latest reading was below.
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Latest observations
2011–2025
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | -3.41 % of GDP |
| 2024 | -3.16 % of GDP |
| 2023 | -4.37 % of GDP |
| 2022 | -3.7 % of GDP |
| 2021 | -4.43 % of GDP |
10 earlier values, back to 2011
| 2020 | -1.48 % of GDP |
| 2019 | -2.3 % of GDP |
| 2018 | -1.29 % of GDP |
| 2017 | -1.02 % of GDP |
| 2016 | -3.48 % of GDP |
| 2015 | -3.07 % of GDP |
| 2014 | -2.78 % of GDP |
| 2013 | -4.37 % of GDP |
| 2012 | -2.96 % of GDP |
| 2011 | -3.97 % of GDP |