Share of workers employed in services vs. GDP per capita in Tanzania
Tanzania: Share of workers employed in services vs. GDP per capita was 23.8% in 2011. ▲ Rising
Share of workers employed in services vs. GDP per capita in Tanzania, 1960–2011
Source: Herrendorf et al. and Groningen Growth and Development Centre (2015) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 23.8% for share of workers employed in services vs. gdp per capita 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, share of workers employed in services vs. gdp per capita 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.8% | 5.8% | 9.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.8% | 6.2% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.3% | 9.7% | 11.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.8% | 11.3% | 13.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.7% | 13.5% | 22.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.4% | 22.9% | 23.8% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of workers employed in services vs. gdp per capita in Tanzania?
- Share of workers employed in services vs. gdp per capita in Tanzania was 23.8% in 2011, according to Herrendorf et al. and Groningen Growth and Development Centre (2015) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of workers employed in services vs. gdp per capita recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 23.8% in 2011.
- What is the lowest share of workers employed in services vs. gdp per capita recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.8% in 1969.
- How does Tanzania rank for share of workers employed in services vs. gdp per capita?
- Tanzania ranks 42nd out of 44 countries with data for 2011.
- Is share of workers employed in services vs. gdp per capita 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 Herrendorf et al. and Groningen Growth and Development Centre (2015) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of workers employed in services vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The vertical axis shows historical estimates of the employment share in the service sector. The horizontal axis shows GDP per capita, adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.