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African Tax Observatory · Country brief · TanzaniaData pulled 14 October 2026 · taxintellilyticsstories.com/africa/countries/TZA

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Tanzania

Collected 13.2% of GDP in tax in 2024, 23 of 38 reporting members.

13.2%

Tax, % of GDP, 2024

+2.3

Points since 2010

1.11

Tax buoyancy

over 16 years

$523

Tax per person

PPP dollars

Plate I·Over time

Fifteen years, against the continent

Over time

Tanzania against the continent

0.0%5.0%10.0%15.0%20.0%10111213141516171819202122232425
TanzaniaEastern Africa medianATAF median and middle half
The shaded band is the middle half of ATAF members each year (25th to 75th percentile); the dashed line is the median of Eastern Africa. The members reporting change from year to year, so the band can move because the set of countries changed; the CSV gives the count for each year.
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YearTanzaniaEastern Africa medianATAF medianATAF 25th percentileATAF 75th percentileMembers reporting
201010.8411.5514.3410.6716.4326
201110.9912.5314.8410.9916.6233
201211.4513.0815.0711.4516.7533
201311.7513.6913.8311.2316.8932
201412.5414.7014.2611.8717.1332
201511.7015.1515.0812.3318.5533
201612.9715.6114.3812.4017.4333
201713.2515.2514.7511.5016.9535
201812.5715.6214.1810.8616.1036
201912.0915.1213.5711.5117.2338
202012.6314.2813.2710.8516.0738
202111.7011.9412.7210.4416.0640
202212.2413.6914.1811.3418.1639
202312.6413.4114.4311.3018.8237
202413.1814.2814.3012.1718.0538
202513.5113.6813.7412.1820.5334

Plate II·Peers, 2024

Each tax beside the medians

Against its peers, 2024

Each tax as a share of GDP, beside the medians

0%2%4%6%8%10%12%14%16%Tax-to-GDPDomestic taxesCustoms taxesVATPITCIT
The line joins Tanzania (orange) to the ATAF median (grey); the blue tick is the Eastern Africa median. All three are for 2024.
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MeasureTanzaniaEastern Africa medianATAF median
Tax-to-GDP13.1814.2814.30
Domestic taxes7.8610.019.01
Customs taxes5.314.764.87
VAT3.825.145.20
PIT1.852.432.04
CIT1.801.802.72

Plate III·Tax heads

How Tanzania's tax is made up

Tax heads

What each tax brings in, as a share of GDP

0%5%10%15%10111213141516171819202122232425
Domestic VATPersonal income taxCorporate income taxWithholding taxPresumptive taxOther domestic taxesVAT on importsImport dutyExcise on importsOther customs taxesNot attributed to a head
Each bar stacks the tax heads ATAF publishes for that year. Where the heads do not add up to total tax revenue, the gap is drawn in light grey and labelled, never spread across the heads. A head missing from a year was not reported for that year.
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YearTax headRevenue (PPP $)% of GDP
2010Domestic VAT14649255251.77
2010Personal income tax18160237722.20
2010Corporate income tax8418988301.02
2010Withholding tax2771138900.34
2010Presumptive tax259574730.03
2010Other domestic taxes2898732910.35
2010VAT on imports15285286851.85
2010Import duty7715736090.93
2010Excise on imports10744343621.30
2010Other customs taxes4920166090.60
2010Not attributed to a head3763744050.46
2011Domestic VAT15123163241.70
2011Personal income tax20269781502.28
2011Corporate income tax9844131551.11
2011Withholding tax2602400730.29
2011Presumptive tax457917620.05
2011Other domestic taxes3550239070.40
2011VAT on imports16584057501.86
2011Import duty8955037091.01
2011Excise on imports11249288071.26
2011Other customs taxes5414148230.61
2011Not attributed to a head3741743250.42
2012Domestic VAT15069645171.71
2012Personal income tax20534521652.34
2012Corporate income tax12003223991.37
2012Withholding tax4300809060.49
2012Presumptive tax571262840.07
2012Other domestic taxes3683210930.42
2012VAT on imports16667838231.90
2012Import duty8408969620.96
2012Excise on imports8982631071.02
2012Other customs taxes5626022520.64
2012Not attributed to a head4808544980.55
2013Domestic VAT16356842111.75
2013Personal income tax22947229942.45
2013Corporate income tax14720534401.57
2013Withholding tax5421591290.58
2013Presumptive tax564115780.06
2013Other domestic taxes4343740040.46
2013VAT on imports17179964351.83
2013Import duty8648696380.92
2013Excise on imports9873768471.05
2013Other customs taxes5423955980.58
2013Not attributed to a head4657469390.50
2014Domestic VAT17353724601.75
2014Personal income tax24802908482.50
2014Corporate income tax19550525111.97
2014Withholding tax6780066490.68
2014Presumptive tax652232360.07
2014Other domestic taxes4133286360.42
2014VAT on imports17518535731.77
2014Import duty10101112721.02
2014Excise on imports10037516351.01
2014Other customs taxes9521740200.96
2014Not attributed to a head3819261380.39
2015Domestic VAT18808989011.78
2015Personal income tax25737451272.43
2015Corporate income tax14714022001.39
2015Withholding tax7376306150.70
2015Presumptive tax681659050.06
2015Other domestic taxes4286659030.40
2015VAT on imports19195577251.81
2015Import duty11332716931.07
2015Excise on imports11407475351.08
2015Other customs taxes7193892790.68
2015Not attributed to a head3222032030.30
2016Domestic VAT21688744641.91
2016Personal income tax31228594232.74
2016Corporate income tax16257445611.43
2016Withholding tax8301991550.73
2016Presumptive tax1670850.00
2016Other domestic taxes5019766540.44
2016VAT on imports20351291011.79
2016Import duty15839743201.39
2016Excise on imports15032470701.32
2016Other customs taxes10407071370.91
2016Not attributed to a head3459532940.30
2017Domestic VAT24387843352.02
2017Personal income tax28903829212.39
2017Corporate income tax16386446041.36
2017Withholding tax8586450030.71
2017Presumptive tax2018639480.17
2017Other domestic taxes5781650750.48
2017VAT on imports20378508581.69
2017Import duty17376486981.44
2017Excise on imports13217591071.09
2017Other customs taxes13064930291.08
2017Not attributed to a head9876046730.82
2018Domestic VAT27241461982.00
2018Personal income tax29500960312.17
2018Corporate income tax18640543741.37
2018Withholding tax8111181830.60
2018Presumptive tax2396170650.18
2018Other domestic taxes4727700580.35
2018VAT on imports23069079631.69
2018Import duty19487104611.43
2018Excise on imports12802943510.94
2018Other customs taxes13745213681.01
2018Not attributed to a head11492276680.84
2019Domestic VAT27996290501.94
2019Personal income tax30298168022.10
2019Corporate income tax17470079411.21
2019Withholding tax7949370780.55
2019Presumptive tax2422995730.17
2019Other domestic taxes4942631340.34
2019VAT on imports25251765261.75
2019Import duty18704074821.30
2019Excise on imports12869755120.89
2019Other customs taxes13154703590.91
2019Not attributed to a head13465553790.93
2020Domestic VAT29388700921.97
2020Personal income tax30509523482.05
2020Corporate income tax27348896501.84
2020Withholding tax10086168260.68
2020Presumptive tax2416328330.16
2020Other domestic taxes4743588380.32
2020VAT on imports25755652381.73
2020Import duty20441328521.37
2020Excise on imports13166057780.88
2020Other customs taxes12658299200.85
2020Not attributed to a head11481313080.77
2021Domestic VAT28507474671.75
2021Personal income tax26881423221.65
2021Corporate income tax23280609961.43
2021Withholding tax11806334780.72
2021Presumptive tax2691471480.16
2021Other domestic taxes7018850630.43
2021VAT on imports27977231131.71
2021Import duty20779863211.27
2021Excise on imports15876323680.97
2021Other customs taxes14786139690.91
2021Not attributed to a head11551723840.71
2022Domestic VAT33299756791.81
2022Personal income tax30701953761.67
2022Corporate income tax37092852832.01
2022Withholding tax13778908490.75
2022Presumptive tax2696618810.15
2022Other domestic taxes4142795700.22
2022VAT on imports37718880632.05
2022Import duty24596693021.34
2022Excise on imports16522278040.90
2022Other customs taxes19614130501.07
2022Not attributed to a head5292557830.29
2023Domestic VAT47208038311.90
2023Personal income tax44582983501.80
2023Corporate income tax40082058701.61
2023Withholding tax18250972880.74
2023Presumptive tax3457744410.14
2023Other domestic taxes22067056040.89
2023VAT on imports50131922352.02
2023Import duty22557452300.91
2023Excise on imports18870595930.76
2023Other customs taxes37282699691.50
2023Not attributed to a head9309852920.37
2024Domestic VAT52675971281.94
2024Personal income tax50405082451.85
2024Corporate income tax48962891971.80
2024Withholding tax20232252360.74
2024Presumptive tax3903732940.14
2024Other domestic taxes23953357250.88
2024VAT on imports51354281961.89
2024Import duty25275170930.93
2024Excise on imports21009574960.77
2024Other customs taxes46893653521.72
2024Not attributed to a head13768873840.51
2025Domestic VAT62396115022.09
2025Personal income tax50242133891.68
2025Corporate income tax53495811341.79
2025Withholding tax24462013840.82
2025Presumptive tax4213500560.14
2025Other domestic taxes32370550981.08
2025VAT on imports62068790282.08
2025Import duty27925681220.94
2025Excise on imports22973829190.77
2025Other customs taxes51596731691.73
2025Not attributed to a head11408573820.38

The mix in 2024

Every shilling, franc or rand of tax, by head

Domestic VAT14.7%VAT on imports14.3%Personal income tax14.1%Corporate income tax13.7%Other customs taxes13.1%Import duty7.1%Excise on imports5.9%Withholding tax5.6%Not attributed to a head3.8%
Rectangle areas are proportional to revenue in 2024 (US dollars at purchasing-power parity). Total tax revenue: $35.8bn.
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Tax headRevenue (PPP $)Share of tax revenue
Domestic VAT52675971280.15
Personal income tax50405082450.14
Corporate income tax48962891970.14
Withholding tax20232252360.06
Presumptive tax3903732940.01
Other domestic taxes23953357250.07
VAT on imports51354281960.14
Import duty25275170930.07
Excise on imports21009574960.06
Other customs taxes46893653520.13
Not attributed to a head13768873840.04

Every published number

Tanzania in the ATAF Databank

All 23 freely available indicators, exactly as ATAF publishes them. A blank cell means ATAF has no figure for that year; nothing is filled in.

Tanzania: ATAF Databank indicators by year
Indicator2010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Nominal GDP (PPP)$82.6bn$89.0bn$87.9bn$93.7bn$99.1bn$105.9bn$113.8bn$120.7bn$136.3bn$144.4bn$148.8bn$163.4bn$184.2bn$248.3bn$272.0bn$298.4bn
Real GDP30,728,611.4m32,927,400.5m35,057,878.0m37,241,502.4m39,888,954.8m42,666,086.3m45,685,587.6m48,809,040.9m111,413,740.2m119,187,335.8m126,166,848.0m132,309,002.9m138,675,459.5m145,439,463.8m152,395,295.1m181,005,410.4m
Final Consumption (PPP)$62.5bn$69.9bn$68.3bn$70.8bn$74.1bn$80.1bn$85.1bn$88.3bn$95.0bn$100.9bn$128.1bn$143.4bn$168.6bn$230.8bn$243.2bn$273.3bn
Total Tax Revenues (PPP)$9.0bn$9.8bn$10.1bn$11.0bn$12.4bn$12.4bn$14.8bn$16.0bn$17.1bn$17.5bn$18.8bn$19.1bn$22.5bn$31.4bn$35.8bn$40.3bn
Total Number Of Registered Taxpayers2.5m2.7m2.5m
Non-Tax-Revenues (PPP)$1.1bn$1.1bn$919.7m$998.9m$972.3m$1.0bn$1.3bn$1.2bn
Domestic Tax Revenues (PPP)$5.1bn$5.6bn$6.1bn$6.9bn$7.7bn$7.5bn$8.6bn$9.6bn$10.2bn$10.5bn$11.6bn$11.2bn$12.7bn$18.5bn$21.4bn$23.9bn
Customs Tax Revenues (PPP)$3.9bn$4.2bn$4.0bn$4.1bn$4.7bn$4.9bn$6.2bn$6.4bn$6.9bn$7.0bn$7.2bn$7.9bn$9.8bn$12.9bn$14.5bn$16.5bn
Revenue From Agriculture, Forest & Fishing (PPP)$33.6m$37.6m$40.3m$43.7m$52.2m$50.4m$57.0m$61.1m$63.9m$67.3m$4.2bn$83.9m$121.4m$151.3m$209.6m$244.8m
Revenue From Mining & Quarrying (PPP)$28.7m$21.4m$419.1m$494.6m$554.3m$483.3m$602.2m$803.0m$954.3m$922.6m$1.3bn$1.2bn$2.0bn$2.1bn$2.1bn$2.2bn
Revenue From Secondary Sector (PPP)$2.2bn$2.0bn$1.7bn$2.0bn$2.2bn$2.1bn$2.5bn$3.2bn$2.4bn$2.5bn$2.9bn$3.2bn$3.7bn$5.0bn$5.4bn$5.7bn
Revenue From Tertiary Sector (PPP)$297.3m$343.4m$414.8m$482.1m$665.0m$513.6m$720.0m$730.3m$6.7bn$7.0bn$7.5bn$6.9bn$9.0bn$12.4bn$15.0bn$17.6bn
Domestic VAT Revenues (PPP)$1.5bn$1.5bn$1.5bn$1.6bn$1.7bn$1.9bn$2.2bn$2.4bn$2.7bn$2.8bn$2.9bn$2.9bn$3.3bn$4.7bn$5.3bn$6.2bn
VAT Refunded (PPP)$235.2m$223.3m$211.7m$327.8m$602.4m$705.1m$677.5m$70.6m$40.8m$30.5m$207.7m$204.2m$1.1bn$1.2bn$1.3bn$1.9bn
PIT Revenues (PPP)$1.8bn$2.0bn$2.1bn$2.3bn$2.5bn$2.6bn$3.1bn$2.9bn$3.0bn$3.0bn$3.1bn$2.7bn$3.1bn$4.5bn$5.0bn$5.0bn
CIT Revenues (PPP)$841.9m$984.4m$1.2bn$1.5bn$2.0bn$1.5bn$1.6bn$1.6bn$1.9bn$1.7bn$2.7bn$2.3bn$3.7bn$4.0bn$4.9bn$5.3bn
Withholding Tax Revenues (PPP)$277.1m$260.2m$430.1m$542.2m$678.0m$737.6m$830.2m$858.6m$811.1m$794.9m$1.0bn$1.2bn$1.4bn$1.8bn$2.0bn$2.4bn
Presumptive Tax Revenues (PPP)$26.0m$45.8m$57.1m$56.4m$65.2m$68.2m$167.1k$201.9m$239.6m$242.3m$241.6m$269.1m$269.7m$345.8m$390.4m$421.4m
Other Domestic Tax Revenues (PPP)$289.9m$355.0m$368.3m$434.4m$413.3m$428.7m$502.0m$578.2m$472.8m$494.3m$474.4m$701.9m$414.3m$2.2bn$2.4bn$3.2bn
VAT On Import Revenues (PPP)$1.5bn$1.7bn$1.7bn$1.7bn$1.8bn$1.9bn$2.0bn$2.0bn$2.3bn$2.5bn$2.6bn$2.8bn$3.8bn$5.0bn$5.1bn$6.2bn
Import Duty Revenues (PPP)$771.6m$895.5m$840.9m$864.9m$1.0bn$1.1bn$1.6bn$1.7bn$1.9bn$1.9bn$2.0bn$2.1bn$2.5bn$2.3bn$2.5bn$2.8bn
Excises on Imports Revenues (PPP)$1.1bn$1.1bn$898.3m$987.4m$1.0bn$1.1bn$1.5bn$1.3bn$1.3bn$1.3bn$1.3bn$1.6bn$1.7bn$1.9bn$2.1bn$2.3bn
Other Customs Tax Revenues (PPP)$492.0m$541.4m$562.6m$542.4m$952.2m$719.4m$1.0bn$1.3bn$1.4bn$1.3bn$1.3bn$1.5bn$2.0bn$3.7bn$4.7bn$5.2bn

Values are rounded for display; the CSV has them exactly as published. Revenue and GDP are US dollars at purchasing-power parity.

Data-quality checks

What the automatic checks found

These are rule-based checks, run on every pull. A flag says the numbers deserve a second look, not that they are wrong; the methods page explains each rule.

YearCheckDetail
2017Domestic heads do not add upThe six domestic tax heads sum to 90% of reported domestic tax revenue.
2018Domestic heads do not add upThe six domestic tax heads sum to 89% of reported domestic tax revenue.
2019Domestic heads do not add upThe six domestic tax heads sum to 87% of reported domestic tax revenue.
2021Domestic heads do not add upThe six domestic tax heads sum to 90% of reported domestic tax revenue.

Source: ATAF Databank, the African Tax Administration Forum; World Bank World Development Indicators. Tax and GDP are in US dollars at purchasing-power parity, so their ratio equals the ratio in local currency. Cite as: Kaijamahe, W. H. (2026). Tanzania. In African Tax Observatory (Edition 1, October 2026) [Data set and atlas]. TaxIntellilytics Stories. https://www.taxintellilyticsstories.com/africa/countries/TZA Every figure and its method: taxintellilyticsstories.com/africa/methods

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Tanzania, in Edition 1

Kaijamahe, W. H. (2026). Tanzania. In African Tax Observatory (Edition 1, October 2026) [Data set and atlas]. TaxIntellilytics Stories. https://www.taxintellilyticsstories.com/africa/countries/TZA

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