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Tanzania vs Kenya

175 indicators have a value for Tanzania, Kenya, or both. Open an indicator to see the available country ranking and source details.

GDP$94.89B vs $147.27BTanzania vs Kenya
GDP per Capita$1,362 vs $2,714Tanzania vs Kenya
Population70.55M vs 57.53MTanzania vs Kenya

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Indicator Tanzania KenyaPeriod
GDPEconomy$94.89B$147.27B2026
GDP per CapitaEconomy$1,362$2,7142026
Inflation RateEconomy4.3%6.6%2026-08
Central Bank Policy RateEconomy6.3%8.8%2026-Q3
Official Exchange RateEconomy2,641.27 LCU/USD129.42 LCU/USD2026-09-16
Budget BalanceEconomy-3.2%-6.4%2026
Unemployment RateEconomy1.6%5.4%2025
Public DebtEconomy48.7%71.6%2026
Trade BalanceEconomy$-903.42M$-8.15B2025
GDP GrowthEconomy5.9%4.5%2026
GNI per CapitaEconomy$1,270$2,2002025
GNI per Capita (PPP)Economy$4,370$6,9102025
GDP (PPP)Economy$305.6B$403.64B2025
Agriculture (% of GDP)Economy22.9%23.2%2025
Industry (% of GDP)Economy29.8%16.3%2025
Manufacturing (% of GDP)Economy8.1%7.1%2024/2025
Services (% of GDP)Economy28.8%55.1%2025
Investment (% of GDP)Economy40.7%17%2025
Remittances ReceivedEconomy$1.12B$5B2024
Remittances (% of GDP)Economy1.4%4.2%2024
External Debt (% of GNI)Economy47.3%35%2024
Foreign ReservesEconomy$12.39B2025
Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)Economy16.7%31.8%2024/2023
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)Economy12.7%14.1%2024/2023
Labor Force ParticipationEconomy83.7%67.4%2025
Female Labor Force ParticipationEconomy80.3%63%2025
Account OwnershipEconomy59.8%90.1%2024
Youth NEET RateEconomy12.8%2024
Military Spending (% of GDP)Economy1.2%1%2024
Trade Openness (% of GDP)Economy39%37.5%2025
Inflation (GDP Deflator)Economy5.1%3.5%2025
Current Account BalanceEconomy-2.3%-4.1%2026
Foreign Direct InvestmentEconomy$1.72B$3.2B2025
FDI (% of GDP)Economy1.9%2.3%2025
Government Revenue (% of GDP)Economy16.1%17.5%2024
Government Spending (% of GDP)Economy19.1%23.3%2024
Youth Unemployment RateEconomy4.7%2024
Productive Capacity IndexEconomy30.936.92024
Foreign Aid (% of GNI)Economy3.9%2.5%2023
Foreign Aid per CapitaEconomy$46$472023
Lending Interest RateEconomy16.6%2024
Real Interest RateEconomy13%2024
Gross Savings (% of GDP)Economy36.5%15.6%2024
Employment in AgricultureEconomy64.6%45.8%2025
Employment in IndustryEconomy8.1%12.5%2025
Employment in ServicesEconomy27.3%41.7%2025
Vulnerable EmploymentEconomy83.7%63.8%2025
Household Consumption (% of GDP)Economy50.5%76.9%2025
Bank Branches per 100,000Economy2.44.52024
ATMs per 100,000Economy5.56.42024
GDP per Capita GrowthEconomy2.9%2.6%2025
Debt Service (% of GNI)Economy2.6%4.8%2024
Exports of Goods & ServicesTrade$17.11B$21.43B2025
Imports of Goods & ServicesTrade$18.02B$29.58B2025
Export Diversification IndexTrade0.7430.6552025
Export Concentration IndexTrade0.3750.1862025
Fuel Exports (% of Exports)Trade2.2%1.6%2024
Manufactures Exports (% of Exports)Trade10.8%30.7%2024
Food Exports (% of Exports)Trade37.4%49.2%2024
High-Tech Exports (% of Manufactured)Trade3%3.2%2024
Exports (% of GDP)Trade19%15.8%2025
Imports (% of GDP)Trade20%21.8%2025
Human Development IndexDevelopment0.5550.6282023
Gender Inequality IndexDevelopment0.5040.5262023
Inequality-adjusted HDIDevelopment0.3910.4562023
PopulationDemographics70.55M57.53M2025
Population GrowthDemographics2.9%1.9%2025
Life ExpectancyDemographics67.2 years63.8 years2024
Median AgeDemographics17.6 years20.3 years2026
Fertility RateDemographics4.543.172024
Rural PopulationDemographics63.1%67.8%2025
Population Under 15Demographics42.3%36.3%2025
Urban PopulationDemographics36.9%32.2%2025
Population DensityDemographics81.9/km²101/km²2026
Birth RateDemographics33.926.62026
Death RateDemographics5.597.132026
Net Migration RateDemographics-0.35-0.592026
Life Expectancy (Female)Demographics70 years66.1 years2024
Life Expectancy (Male)Demographics64.4 years61.6 years2024
Urban Population GrowthDemographics4.8%2.9%2025
Infant MortalityHealth28.734.22024
HIV PrevalenceHealth3.5%3%2024
Health Spending (% of GDP)Health3.1%4.4%2023
Physicians per 1,000Health0.292023
UHC Service Coverage IndexHealth49572023
Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingHealth27.9%24.2%2023
Safely Managed SanitationHealth28.5%35.8%2024
Maternal MortalityHealth275.8378.82023
Under-Five MortalityHealth3738.82024
Neonatal MortalityHealth19.920.72024
Tuberculosis IncidenceHealth1722072024
Measles ImmunizationHealth84%80%2025
DTP3 ImmunizationHealth83%88%2025
Basic Drinking WaterHealth33.3%2024
Basic SanitationHealth8.8%5.1%2024
Diabetes PrevalenceHealth9.8%3.1%2024
Nurses & Midwives per 1,000Health0.692.272023
Adolescent Fertility RateHealth112.654.52024
Health Spending per CapitaHealth$36$852023
Smoking PrevalenceHealth7.7%9.6%2024
Child StuntingChild Welfare29.9%17.9%2024
Education Spending (% of GDP)Education3.2%4%2024
Tertiary EnrollmentEducation4%10.4%2024
Primary Completion RateEducation90.8%2024
Lower Secondary CompletionEducation86.6%2024
Primary Net EnrollmentEducation83.6%94.3%2024/2023
Lower Secondary EnrollmentEducation49%2024
Upper Secondary EnrollmentEducation15%62.4%2024/2023
Upper Secondary CompletionEducation65%2024
Qualified Primary TeachersEducation100%2023
Secondary EnrollmentEducation84.3%2023
UndernourishmentFood Security20.2%36.8%2023
Acute Food InsecurityFood Security3.75M2026-08
Agricultural Land (% of Land)Agriculture44.6%49.5%2023
Cassava ProductionAgriculture10.53M t1.21M t2024
Coffee ProductionAgriculture77.42K t49.5K t2024
Cocoa ProductionAgriculture15K t2024
Sorghum ProductionAgriculture800K t243K t2024
Millet ProductionAgriculture325K t65.76K t2024
Maize ProductionAgriculture10.08M t4.02M t2024
Rice ProductionAgriculture4.05M t282.15K t2024
Wheat ProductionAgriculture119K t312.2K t2024
Maize YieldAgriculture1,756 kg/ha1,666 kg/ha2024
Rice YieldAgriculture3,106 kg/ha6,553 kg/ha2024
Wheat YieldAgriculture1,376 kg/ha3,044 kg/ha2024
Cattle StockAgriculture39.1M head22.4M head2024
Corruption Perceptions IndexGovernance41322024
Electoral Democracy IndexGovernance0.3650.5632025
Liberal Democracy IndexGovernance0.2970.4462025
Political Corruption IndexGovernance0.3290.5642025
Control of CorruptionGovernance-0.29-0.82024
Government EffectivenessGovernance-0.29-0.32024
Rule of LawGovernance-0.52-0.462024
Political StabilityGovernance-0.39-1.362024
Regulatory QualityGovernance-0.54-0.332024
Voice and AccountabilityGovernance-0.64-0.352024
Organized Violence DeathsGovernance1.01K deaths80 deaths2025
State-Based Conflict DyadsGovernance012025
Non-State Conflict DyadsGovernance012025
One-Sided Violence DyadsGovernance122025
Refugees HostedHumanitarian171.14K617.13K2025
Internally Displaced PeopleHumanitarian002025
Asylum Seekers HostedHumanitarian43.26K218.65K2025
Stateless PeopleHumanitarian09.8K2025
Internet UsersTechnology31.2%35%2024
Mobile SubscriptionsTechnology126.6126.52024
4G CoverageTechnology94.2%97.3%2025
Fixed Broadband SubscriptionsTechnology0.232024
Mobile Data PriceTechnology4.8%4.1%2025
3G CoverageTechnology94.2%98%2025
Fixed Broadband PriceTechnology28%12.3%2025
Mobile Bundle PriceTechnology4.8%1.3%2025
R&D Spending (% of GDP)Technology0.8%2024
Electricity AccessInfrastructure52.4%77%2024
Air Transport PassengersInfrastructure1.91M5.14M2023
Renewable Energy CapacityEnergy2.9K MW3K MW2025
Solar CapacityEnergy12.2 MW551.1 MW2025
Wind CapacityEnergy2.4 MW436.1 MW2025
Hydropower CapacityEnergy2.8K MW892.7 MW2025
Clean Cooking AccessEnergy9.8%31.6%2023
Electricity Consumption per CapitaEnergy135 kWh195 kWh2023/2024
Power Transmission LossesEnergy16.8%25.8%2023/2024
Off-grid Renewable CapacityEnergy63.2 MW87.3 MW2025
Rural Electricity AccessEnergy33.7%67.1%2024
Solar Share of ElectricityEnergy0.5%4.6%2024/2025
Wind Share of ElectricityEnergy0%16.4%2024/2025
Hydropower Share of ElectricityEnergy31.7%20.9%2024/2025
Fossil Share of ElectricityEnergy67.1%10%2024/2025
Electricity DemandEnergy9 TWh16 TWh2024/2025
Electricity Carbon IntensityEnergy345 gCO₂/kWh95 gCO₂/kWh2024/2025
Primary Energy per CapitaEnergy1,199 kWh1,608 kWh2023
CO2 Emissions per CapitaClimate0.31 t0.38 t2024
Forest AreaClimate50.1%6.2%2023
Protected AreasClimate32.3%11.8%2025
PM2.5 Air PollutionClimate20.2 µg/m³20.3 µg/m³2023

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