Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) was 91.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Tanzania, United Republic of, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Tanzania, United Republic of stood at 91.5%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 41.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 91.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 64.7%, in 2009.
That places Tanzania, United Republic of 130th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 64.7% | — |
| 2010 | 70.3% | +8.7% |
| 2011 | 72.5% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 76.0% | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 79.1% | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 82.1% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 87.4% | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 88.3% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 89.6% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 90.4% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 91.5% | +1.2% |
Tanzania, United Republic of compared with similar countries
- Tanzania, United Republic of's 91.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 89.1%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tanzania, United Republic of's 91.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 74.3%, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.7% | 64.7% | 64.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 82.7% | 70.3% | 91.5% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania, United Republic of
- 127 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 92.0% compare
- 128 Sri Lanka 91.8% compare
- 129 Kyrgyzstan 91.6% compare
- 131 Lao People's Democratic Republic 91.3% compare
- 132 Tunisia 91.1% compare
- 133 Iran, Islamic Republic of 90.8% compare
More private sector data for Tanzania, United Republic of
- Merchandise trade 27.5% (2025)
- Food imports 9.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 68.3% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 14.81 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 37.4% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 10.8% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 9.96 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 141.13 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1104 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 14.41 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Tanzania, United Republic of was 91.5% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 91.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.7% in 2009.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita)?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 130th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania, United Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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