Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Tanzania
Tanzania: Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants was 0.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Tanzania, 2000–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Tanzania stood at 0.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.5% on the previous year and down 48.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Tanzania peaked at 1.3% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2000.
Tanzania ranks 54th of 149 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.4% | — |
| 2001 | 0.5% | +9.5% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | +63.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | +24.0% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | +12.9% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | -24.8% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | +27.8% |
| 2007 | 1.2% | +15.8% |
| 2008 | 1.3% | +11.1% |
| 2009 | 1.2% | -9.2% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 1.1% | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | -12.8% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | -11.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | +13.1% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | -27.4% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | -19.2% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | -11.9% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | -7.7% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | -4.2% |
| 2024 | 0.4% | -6.5% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 0.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3%, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 0.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7%, 63% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.4% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 5 |
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)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (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)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 8.03 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 11.48 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 11.5% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Tanzania?
- Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Tanzania was 0.4% in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 2008.
- What is the lowest share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2000.
- How does Tanzania rank for share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants?
- Tanzania ranks 54th out of 149 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Official development assistance grants for poverty reduction, by recipient countries (percentage of GNI).