Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Tanzania
Tanzania: Taxes as a % of price: total tax was 30.0% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
30.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
156th
of 189 countries
All-time high
34.7%
in 2008
All-time low
26.1%
in 2010
Years of data
8
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Tanzania, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2022, taxes as a % of price: total tax in Tanzania stood at 30.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: total tax in Tanzania peaked at 34.7% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 26.1%, in 2010.
That places Tanzania 156th out of 189 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 34.7% | — |
| 2010 | 26.1% | -24.7% |
| 2012 | 28.1% | +7.8% |
| 2014 | 30.5% | +8.4% |
| 2016 | 33.9% | +11.2% |
| 2018 | 32.1% | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 30.0% | -6.5% |
| 2022 | 30.0% | +0.0% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 30.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 43.3%, 69% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 30.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 37.2%, 80% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.7% | 34.7% | 34.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 30.2% | 26.1% | 33.9% | 5 |
| 2020s | 30.0% | 30.0% | 30.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 153 Nepal 31.4% compare
- 154 Turkmenistan 31.3% compare
- 155 Cape Verde 30.2% compare
- 157 Maldives 29.9% compare
- 158 Sao Tome and Principe 29.9% compare
- 159 Uganda 29.8% compare
More health data for Tanzania
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7342 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 658.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 32,514 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 13 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0786 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes as a % of price: total tax in Tanzania?
- Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Tanzania was 30.0% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 34.7% in 2008.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.1% in 2010.
- How does Tanzania rank for taxes as a % of price: total tax?
- Tanzania ranks 156th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: total tax rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Taxes as a % of price: total tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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