Employee compensation as share of government spending in Tanzania
Tanzania: Employee compensation as share of government spending was 17.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Employee compensation as share of government spending in Tanzania, 2009–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund (IMF) Government Finance Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 17.5% for employee compensation as share of government spending in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.8% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employee compensation as share of government spending in Tanzania peaked at 24.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 16.0%, in 2022.
Tanzania ranks 109th of 155 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Employee compensation as share of government spending in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 19.7% | — |
| 2010 | 19.7% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 20.1% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 21.2% | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 20.6% | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 19.7% | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 21.3% | +8.5% |
| 2016 | 24.6% | +15.4% |
| 2017 | 20.4% | -17.2% |
| 2018 | 20.9% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 21.0% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 21.8% | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 20.6% | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 16.0% | -22.4% |
| 2023 | 16.7% | +4.5% |
| 2024 | 17.5% | +4.8% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 17.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 31.8%, 55% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 17.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 36.9%, 47% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.7% | 19.7% | 19.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 21.0% | 19.7% | 24.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.6% | 16.0% | 21.8% | 5 |
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 employee compensation as share of government spending in Tanzania?
- Employee compensation as share of government spending in Tanzania was 17.5% in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund (IMF) Government Finance Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest employee compensation as share of government spending recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 24.6% in 2016.
- What is the lowest employee compensation as share of government spending recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.0% in 2022.
- How does Tanzania rank for employee compensation as share of government spending?
- Tanzania ranks 109th out of 155 countries with data for 2024.
- Is employee compensation as share of government spending rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (IMF) Government Finance Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Employee compensation as share of government spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employee compensation includes wages, in-kind payments, and government contributions to social insurance schemes such as social security and pensions.