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Tanzania

TZA · Africa

Tanzania

Tanzania, officially the United Republic of Tanzania, is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It is bordered by Uganda to the northwest, Kenya to the northeast, the Indian Ocean to the east, Mozambique and Malawi to the south, Zambia to the southwest, and Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west.

Summary from Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Data refreshed on 2026.10.08 · source: Wikidata

Points to watch 2026.10.09

  • Context

    Not free according to Freedom House (score 28/100). Freedom House 2025

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The Institute's composite reading

Vigilance

4.4 /10 risk

  • Security 0.0
  • Legitimacy 3.8
  • Economy 8.5
  • Diplomacy 5.0
  • Influence 0.7

Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.

UN list of 2026.10.07: 2 people and 1 entity linked to the country by nationality or a known address. Regimes: ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida (2), Democratic Republic of the Congo (1).

Listings linked to the country by nationality or address: United States 8 (list of 2026.10.02), United Kingdom 3 (list of 2026.10.07), EU 4 (list of 2026.09.22).

Capital
Dodoma
Population
68,153,004 inh.
Area
947,303 km²
Currency
TZS
Regime
—

Executive in office

Samia Suluhu Hassan

Head of State

Samia Suluhu Hassan

since 2021.03.19 Parti de la révolution

Government in office 2 members

Innocent Bashungwa

Minister of Industry and Trade

Innocent Bashungwa

since 2019.06.08 Parti de la révolution

Mwigulu Nchemba

Premier ministre de Tanzanie

Mwigulu Nchemba

since 2025.11.13 Parti de la révolution

Parliament

Assemblée nationale

393 seats

Economic indicators World Bank · 2025

GDP

90 G$

2025 ↑ +13.8 % vs 2024

GDP / capita

1,319 $

2025 ↑ +10.6 % vs 2024

Growth

5.9 %

2025 ↑ +0.3 pt vs 2024

Inflation

3.3 %

2025 ↑ +0.3 pt vs 2024

Unemployment

1.6 %

2025 ↑ +0.0 pt vs 2024

Defense / GDP

1.2 %

2024 ↓ -0.1 pt vs 2023

Life expectancy

67.2 yrs

2024 ↑ +0.3 % vs 2023

Governance indices V-Dem 2025 · Freedom House 2026 · CPI 2025 · RSF 2026

Democracy (V-Dem)

0.36/1

#106 electoral autocracy 2025

Freedoms (Freedom House)

28/100

Not Free 2026

Corruption (CPI)

40/100

#842025

Press freedom (RSF)

46/100

#1172026

Military posture SIPRI · 2025

Global spending rank

#81

SIPRI 2025

Annual budget

1.0 Md$

2025USD constants 2024

Defense effort

1.2 %PIB

2025

Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023

Exports

8 Md$

Imports

13 Md$

Balance

-6 Md$

Top exports

  • Or

Top imports

  • Pétrole raffiné

Export partners

Import partners

Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten

Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.

  • USA 29%
  • GBR 31%
  • FRA 36%
  • DEU 36%
  • RUS 58%
  • CHN 71%
  • IND 71%

Abstention: 25%

Political calendar Institute · Wikipedia · 2026-10-08

Last election

Society · human UNDP HDI 2023 · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025

HDI

0.555/1

#1652023

Gini

40.5

high2018

Refugees hosted

171,142

UNHCR 2025

Refugees originating

1,592

UNHCR 2025

National anthem

Mungu ibariki Afrika

Composer · Enoch Sontonga

Alliances and organisations Institut · Wikidata

  • UN
  • WTO
  • Commonwealth
  • African Union
  • SADC
  • EAC

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Global attention Wikipedia · 90 days

The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 4,118 times a day (French and English). On 2026.10.07: 4,567, or ×1.2.

French + English French usual level 2026.07.10 · 2026.10.07 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users

Sources and freshness

  • Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
  • Economy · World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · 2025
  • Indices and figures · V-Dem 2026 (OWID) · Freedom House 2026 (OWID) · Transparency International CPI 2025 · RSF 2026 · PNUD IDH 2025 (OWID) · Banque mondiale Gini 2018 · UNHCR 2025 · SIPRI 2026 (OWID) · read on 2026-10-08
  • Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
  • Political calendar · Institute and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 2026-10-08
  • UN sanctions · Security Council consolidated list · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
  • Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-02 · read on 2026-10-08
  • Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
  • Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-09-22 · read on 2026-10-08
  • Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01
  • Summary · Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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