Share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index in Tanzania
Tanzania: Share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index was 51.3% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index in Tanzania, 1991–2018
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 51.3% for share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index in Tanzania peaked at 86.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 51.3%, in 2018.
That places Tanzania 8th out of 120 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 73.5% | 73.5% | 73.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 74.4% | 61.9% | 86.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 51.4% | 51.3% | 51.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
More poverty & inequality data for Tanzania
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 4.61 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,961 kg per hectare (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 11.5% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.504 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 7.3% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1778 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1649 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1649 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.411 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index in Tanzania?
- Share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index in Tanzania was 51.3% in 2018, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 86.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.3% in 2018.
- How does Tanzania rank for share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index?
- Tanzania ranks 8th out of 120 countries with data for 2018.
- Is share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.