Country
Tanzania TZA
score date 2026-10-10 · 30d +0.5
Seven dimensions
Credibility gap90.6
IMF / national CPI · as of 2026-08-01 · coverage: bronze
Behind the curve—
BIS policy rates + CPI · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Communication—
Central-bank statements · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Geopolitical50.1
GDELT · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Growth57.1
World Bank WDI / IMF WEO · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Liquidity54.8
IMF BOP / BIS / FRED · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Governance40.3
World Bank WGI · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Tanzania sovereign credibility, in brief
Tanzania scores 59.5 out of 100 on the composite sovereign credibility index — credibility band 50–65. That ranks it 4 of 43 in Sub-Saharan Africa, the 93rd percentile of the region. The score has risen 0.5 points over the past seven days. CPI 4.3% (implicit target) — credibility under pressure (60/100) | slightly improving.
As of 2026-10-10 · scored daily from public data under methodology v8
Peer context
Rank 4/43 in Sub-Saharan Africa · 93th percentile
Region avg 49.3 · best 61.7 · worst 14.1
90-day trend
External pulse
- Port trade momentum, 30d YoY
- -13.5%
- as of 2026-10-11
- Commodity terms-of-trade, 12m change
- -2.3%
- as of 2026-10-11
Sources: Kpler; UN Global Platform; IMF PortWatch (portwatch.imf.org) · Terms-of-trade: IMF Commodity Terms of Trade
Key indicators
External & activity
| Cpi monthly index | 125.0 | 2026-06-01 | ILO CPI |
| Current account (% GDP) | -3.0% | 2024-12-31 | World Bank |
| FDI inflows (% GDP) | 1.9% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| GDP growth, annual | 5.9% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Nightlights radiance (monthly sum) | 390.3K | 2025-12-01 | World Bank / NASA Black Marble |
| Nightlights radiance, YoY | 26.1% | 2025-12-01 | derived |
| Remittances (% GDP) | 1.4% | 2024-12-31 | World Bank |
| Reserves (months of imports) | 5.4 mo | 2018-12-31 | World Bank |
| Trade openness (% GDP) | 39.0% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Unemployment rate | 1.6% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Unemployment rate (ILO) | 2.8% | 2025-12-31 | ILO |
Structure
| External debt (% GNI) | 47.3% | 2024-12-31 | World Bank |
| GDP per capita (USD) | $1,319 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Labor force participation | 83.7% | 2025-12-31 | ILO |
| WGI: control of corruption | -0.3 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: government effectiveness | -0.3 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: political stability | -0.5 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: regulatory quality | -0.5 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: rule of law | -0.6 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: voice & accountability | -0.8 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
Nightlights: World Bank / NASA Black Marble VIIRS (CC BY 4.0)
Follow the moves
Every figure above is recomputed daily from public data, with the source and as-of date shown for each one. The weekly briefing says which scores moved, and why.