Total shortfall from extreme poverty in Tanzania
Tanzania: Total shortfall from extreme poverty was 10.50 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2018. ▼ Falling
Total shortfall from extreme poverty in Tanzania, 1991–2018
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices.
Analysis
In 2018, total shortfall from extreme poverty in Tanzania stood at 10.50 billion international-$ in 2021 prices.
That represents a change of down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total shortfall from extreme poverty in Tanzania peaked at 17.93 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8.49 billion international-$ in 2021 prices, in 2011.
That places Tanzania 7th out of 120 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.57 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 9.57 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 9.57 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 1 |
| 2000s | 14.51 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 11.08 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 17.93 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 2 |
| 2010s | 9.50 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 8.49 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 10.50 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 2 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 4 Pakistan 14.32 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 5 India 12.12 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 6 Uganda 11.20 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 8 Madagascar 9.14 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 9 Zambia 8.77 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 10 Kenya 8.18 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
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)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1649 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1649 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1778 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 7.3% (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.411 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total shortfall from extreme poverty in Tanzania?
- Total shortfall from extreme poverty in Tanzania was 10.50 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2018, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total shortfall from extreme poverty recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 17.93 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2000.
- What is the lowest total shortfall from extreme poverty recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.49 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2011.
- How does Tanzania rank for total shortfall from extreme poverty?
- Tanzania ranks 7th out of 120 countries with data for 2018.
- Is total shortfall from extreme poverty rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. 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 Total shortfall from extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This is the amount of money that would be theoretically needed to lift the income or consumption of all people in poverty up to $3 per day. However, this is not a measure of the actual cost of eliminating poverty, since it does not take into account the costs involved in making the necessary transfers nor any changes in behavior they would bring about.