Reserve assets, Securities (equity, investment fund shares/units) in Tanzania
Tanzania: Reserve assets, Securities (equity, investment fund shares/units) was 3.06 billion US dollar in 2024. ▲ Rising
Reserve assets, Securities (equity, investment fund shares/units and) in Tanzania, 2001–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund. Measured in US dollar.
Analysis
The most recent figure for reserve assets, securities (equity, investment fund shares/units and) in Tanzania is 3.06 billion US dollar, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 5.3% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserve assets, securities (equity, investment fund shares/units and) in Tanzania peaked at 3.50 billion US dollar in 2017 and was at its lowest, 65.79 million US dollar, in 2002.
Tanzania ranks 70th of 140 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Reserve assets, Securities (equity, investment fund shares/units) in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | US dollar | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 69.86 million US dollar | — |
| 2002 | 65.79 million US dollar | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 324.01 million US dollar | +392.5% |
| 2004 | 1.64 billion US dollar | +406.1% |
| 2005 | 1.06 billion US dollar | -35.3% |
| 2006 | 1.21 billion US dollar | +14.3% |
| 2007 | 1.50 billion US dollar | +23.9% |
| 2008 | 2.12 billion US dollar | +41.0% |
| 2009 | 2.39 billion US dollar | +12.9% |
| 2010 | 2.37 billion US dollar | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 2.61 billion US dollar | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 2.77 billion US dollar | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 3.15 billion US dollar | +13.6% |
| 2014 | 3.16 billion US dollar | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 2.66 billion US dollar | -15.9% |
| 2016 | 2.75 billion US dollar | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 3.50 billion US dollar | +27.5% |
| 2018 | 2.62 billion US dollar | -25.1% |
| 2019 | 3.01 billion US dollar | +14.9% |
| 2020 | 3.37 billion US dollar | +11.9% |
| 2021 | 3.44 billion US dollar | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 3.15 billion US dollar | -8.6% |
| 2023 | 3.23 billion US dollar | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 3.06 billion US dollar | -5.3% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 3.06 billion US dollar is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 897.16 million US dollar, 3.4× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 3.06 billion US dollar is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 852.58 million US dollar, 3.6× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Reserve assets, Securities (equity, investment fund shares/units) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +406.1% | 324.01 million US dollar | 1.64 billion US dollar |
| 2003 | +392.5% | 65.79 million US dollar | 324.01 million US dollar |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.15 billion US dollar | 65.79 million US dollar | 2.39 billion US dollar | 9 |
| 2010s | 2.86 billion US dollar | 2.37 billion US dollar | 3.50 billion US dollar | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.25 billion US dollar | 3.06 billion US dollar | 3.44 billion US dollar | 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 reserve assets, securities (equity, investment fund shares/units and) in Tanzania?
- Reserve assets, securities (equity, investment fund shares/units and) in Tanzania was 3.06 billion US dollar in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest reserve assets, securities (equity, investment fund shares/units and) recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 3.50 billion US dollar in 2017.
- What is the lowest reserve assets, securities (equity, investment fund shares/units and) recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.79 million US dollar in 2002.
- How does Tanzania rank for reserve assets, securities (equity, investment fund shares/units and)?
- Tanzania ranks 70th out of 140 countries with data for 2024.
- Is reserve assets, securities (equity, investment fund shares/units and) rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Reserve assets, Securities (equity, investment fund shares/units and debt securities) (Assets, Positions, US dollar). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The International Investment Position (IIP) is a statistical statement that shows at a point in time the value of financial assets of residents of an economy that are claims on nonresidents or are gold bullion held as reserve assets; and the liabilities of residents of an economy to nonresidents.