Annual growth of GDP per employed person in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: Annual growth of GDP per employed person was 2.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Annual growth of GDP per employed person in Tanzania, United Republic of, 2000–2025
Source: International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, annual growth of gdp per employed person in Tanzania, United Republic of stood at 2.7%.
The figure is up 26.5% on the previous year and up 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual growth of gdp per employed person in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 5.7% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2021.
Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 52nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Annual growth of GDP per employed person in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.3% | — |
| 2001 | 3.1% | +131.8% |
| 2002 | 4.0% | +30.4% |
| 2003 | 3.6% | -10.8% |
| 2004 | 4.4% | +23.0% |
| 2005 | 4.4% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 3.5% | -20.5% |
| 2007 | 4.3% | +22.6% |
| 2008 | 3.4% | -21.3% |
| 2009 | 3.3% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 5.0% | +51.5% |
| 2011 | 5.7% | +13.6% |
| 2012 | 1.7% | -70.1% |
| 2013 | 3.7% | +118.8% |
| 2014 | 3.1% | -17.2% |
| 2015 | 2.2% | -27.9% |
| 2016 | 2.7% | +21.2% |
| 2017 | 2.7% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 1.8% | -34.3% |
| 2019 | 2.4% | +30.6% |
| 2020 | 2.3% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | -86.6% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | +183.9% |
| 2023 | 1.8% | +104.5% |
| 2024 | 2.1% | +19.4% |
| 2025 | 2.7% | +26.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.5% | 1.3% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 1.7% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 0.3% | 2.7% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Tanzania, United Republic of
- 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)
- 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)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 83.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual growth of gdp per employed person in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Annual growth of gdp per employed person in Tanzania, United Republic of was 2.7% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual growth of gdp per employed person recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 5.7% in 2011.
- What is the lowest annual growth of gdp per employed person recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2021.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for annual growth of gdp per employed person?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 52nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual growth of gdp per employed person rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania, United Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual growth of GDP per employed person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%).