Tanzania
Shortly after achieving independence from Britain in the early 1960s, Tanganyika and Zanzibar merged to form the nation of Tanzania in 1964. One-party rule came to an end in 1995 with the first democratic elections held in the country since the 1970s. Zanzibar's semi-autonomous status and popular opposition have led to two contentious elections since 1995, which the ruling party won despite international observers' claims of voting irregularities.[1]
Economical characteristics
- Currency: Tanzanian shilling (ISO code: TZS)
- Central bank discount rate: 3.7% (31 December 2009)[1]
- Commercial banks lending rate: 15.03% (31 December 2009 )[1]
- Stock of money (M1): $2.464 billion (31 December 2008)[1]
- Quasi money (with M1 makes M2): $3.362 billion (31 December 2008)[1]
Statistics
| Statistic / Year | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP (million USD)[2] | 8 638 | 9 079 | 9 441 | 9 758 | 10 283 | 11 351 | 14 142 | 14 331 | 16 826 | 20 490 |
| Govt. debt (% of GDP)[3] | ||||||||||
| Govt. revenue (% of GDP)[4] | ||||||||||
| Govt. expenses (% of GDP)[5] | ||||||||||
| Debt to revenue (years) |
References
Note: statistical data was rounded. Different sources may use different methodologies for their estimates. Debt to revenue is calculated by dividing the two variables from their original ('unrounded') values. It represents how long it would a government take to repay its entire debt if it used its whole revenue for this purpose.
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<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedCIA_TZ - ↑ World Bank. "Tanzania: GDP", from World Bank Data. Referenced 2010-10-05.
- ↑ World Bank. "Tanzania: government debt", from World Bank Data. Referenced 2010-10-05.
- ↑ World Bank. "Tanzania: government revenue", from World Bank Data. Referenced 2010-10-05.
- ↑ World Bank. "Tanzania: government expenses", from World Bank Data. Referenced 2010-10-05.
Links
- Tanzania on Wikipedia
- Central bank of Tanzania
- Country profile (pdf) from the Enterprise Studies page (part of the The World Bank Group)
- BBC country profile