Outward Direct investment, Net (assets less liabilities) … entities in Tanzania
Tanzania: Outward Direct investment, Net (assets less liabilities) … entities was 256.31 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Outward Direct investment, Net (assets less liabilities), All in Tanzania, 2009–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for outward direct investment, net (assets less liabilities), all in Tanzania is 256.31 million, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 64.9% on the previous year and down 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outward direct investment, net (assets less liabilities), all in Tanzania peaked at 2.05 billion in 2018 and was at its lowest, 135.75 million, in 2009.
That places Tanzania 162nd out of 245 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Outward Direct investment, Net (assets less liabilities) … entities in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 135.75 million | — |
| 2010 | 223.30 million | +64.5% |
| 2011 | 494.02 million | +121.2% |
| 2012 | 356.80 million | -27.8% |
| 2013 | 342.13 million | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 351.70 million | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 430.50 million | +22.4% |
| 2016 | 496.39 million | +15.3% |
| 2017 | 1.73 billion | +248.2% |
| 2018 | 2.05 billion | +18.8% |
| 2019 | 1.61 billion | -21.6% |
| 2020 | 1.40 billion | -13.2% |
| 2021 | 1.19 billion | -14.5% |
| 2022 | 1.15 billion | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 730.85 million | -36.4% |
| 2024 | 256.31 million | -64.9% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 256.31 million is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 584.95 million, 44% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 256.31 million is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 165.45 million, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Outward Direct investment, Net (assets less liabilities) … entities in Tanzania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +248.2% | 496.39 million | 1.73 billion |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 135.75 million | 135.75 million | 135.75 million | 1 |
| 2010s | 808.50 million | 223.30 million | 2.05 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 945.11 million | 256.31 million | 1.40 billion | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
More external debt data for Tanzania
- Net financial flows, IBRD -2.87 million NFL, current US$ (2004)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita -0.4987 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP -0.0004 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 34.4 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita 20.38 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0176 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre 1,898 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Use of IMF credit 2.61 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 27.53 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, long-term 33.16 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is outward direct investment, net (assets less liabilities), all in Tanzania?
- Outward direct investment, net (assets less liabilities), all in Tanzania was 256.31 million in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest outward direct investment, net (assets less liabilities), all recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 2.05 billion in 2018.
- What is the lowest outward direct investment, net (assets less liabilities), all recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 135.75 million in 2009.
- How does Tanzania rank for outward direct investment, net (assets less liabilities), all?
- Tanzania ranks 162nd out of 245 countries with data for 2024.
- Is outward direct investment, net (assets less liabilities), all rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Outward Direct investment, Net (assets less liabilities), All financial instruments, All entities (World, Derived using counterparty information). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Direct Investment Positions by Counterpart Economy dataset is based on information collected through an IMF-led global initiative on direct investment positions statistics (the Coordinated Direct Investment Survey, or CDIS). The purpose of this initiative is to enhance the quality and availability of direct investment position statistics by immediate counterpart economy and to support the objective of developing from-whom-to-whom cross-border data on direct investment positions. The DIP dataset includes (i) inward foreign direct investment positions by instrument (equity or debt) and by economy of immediate investor and (ii) outward direct investment positions by instrument (equity or debt) and by economy of immediate investment. In most instances the database contains separate data on net equity and net debt positions, as well as separate data on financial companies and fellow enterprises. The DIP dataset also includes mirror data which show values for the corresponding indicators as derived from data reported by the counterpart economies (referred to as data derived using counterparty information). These data can offer insights into inward and outward positions for economies that do not participate in the CDIS and/or do not collect direct investment positions by country or in total. For economies that do participate, these data can be used to cross-check and verify estimates and may help identify data gaps or errors at the counterpart economy level.