Gdp vs services employment in Tanzania
Tanzania: Gdp vs services employment was 23.8 in 2011. ▲ Rising
Gdp vs services employment in Tanzania, 1960–2011
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 23.8 for gdp vs services employment in 2011. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 67.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp vs services employment in Tanzania peaked at 23.8 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 5.8, in 1969.
That places Tanzania 42nd out of 44 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Gdp vs services employment in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 6.9 | — |
| 1961 | 9.1 | +31.9% |
| 1962 | 8.1 | -11.0% |
| 1963 | 7.3 | -9.9% |
| 1964 | 6.8 | -6.8% |
| 1965 | 6.4 | -5.9% |
| 1966 | 6.2 | -3.1% |
| 1967 | 5.9 | -4.8% |
| 1968 | 6 | +1.7% |
| 1969 | 5.8 | -3.3% |
| 1970 | 6.2 | +6.9% |
| 1971 | 6.4 | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 6.8 | +6.2% |
| 1973 | 7.1 | +4.4% |
| 1974 | 7.6 | +7.0% |
| 1975 | 8.2 | +7.9% |
| 1976 | 8.5 | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 8.6 | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 8.9 | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 9.4 | +5.6% |
| 1980 | 9.7 | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 9.8 | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 9.8 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 9.7 | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 9.9 | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 10.4 | +5.1% |
| 1986 | 10.3 | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 10.6 | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 11 | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 11.5 | +4.5% |
| 1990 | 11.3 | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 11.5 | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 11.6 | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 11.4 | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 11.4 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 11.5 | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 11.7 | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 12.1 | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 12.4 | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 13 | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 13.5 | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 14.2 | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 15 | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 16 | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 17 | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 18.2 | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 19.4 | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 20.3 | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 21.2 | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 22 | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 22.9 | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 23.8 | +3.9% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 23.8 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 36.2, 66% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 23.8 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 34.7, 69% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gdp vs services employment in Tanzania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | +31.9% | 6.9 | 9.1 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.85 | 5.8 | 9.1 | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.77 | 6.2 | 9.4 | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.27 | 9.7 | 11.5 | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.79 | 11.3 | 13 | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.68 | 13.5 | 22 | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.35 | 22.9 | 23.8 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
More work & labour data for Tanzania
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 7,078 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 83.66 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 36,231 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 1.52 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.09 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 8,562 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 2,584 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 82.38 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 3.35 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 3.13 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp vs services employment in Tanzania?
- Gdp vs services employment in Tanzania was 23.8 in 2011, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gdp vs services employment recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 23.8 in 2011.
- What is the lowest gdp vs services employment recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.8 in 1969.
- How does Tanzania rank for gdp vs services employment?
- Tanzania ranks 42nd out of 44 countries with data for 2011.
- Is gdp vs services employment rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Gdp vs services employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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