Taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Tanzania
Tanzania: Taxes as a % of price: value added tax was 15.2% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
15.2%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
50th
of 189 countries
All-time high
16.7%
in 2008
All-time low
15.2%
in 2010
Years of data
8
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Tanzania, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 15.2% for taxes as a % of price: value added tax in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Tanzania peaked at 16.7% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 15.2%, in 2010.
That places Tanzania 50th out of 189 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 16.7% | — |
| 2010 | 15.2% | -8.5% |
| 2012 | 15.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 15.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 15.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 15.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 15.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 15.2% | +0.0% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 15.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.5%, 1.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 15.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.0%, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.7% | 16.7% | 16.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 15.2% | 15.2% | 15.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 15.2% | 15.2% | 15.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 49 Congo 15.9% compare
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- 50 Rwanda 15.2% compare
- 50 Tajikistan 15.2% compare
- 50 Burkina Faso 15.2% compare
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- 50 Burundi 15.2% compare
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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: value added tax in Tanzania?
- Taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Tanzania was 15.2% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: value added tax recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 16.7% in 2008.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: value added tax recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.2% in 2010.
- How does Tanzania rank for taxes as a % of price: value added tax?
- Tanzania ranks 50th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: value added tax rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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: value added tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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