Average inflation measured by CPI rose 14.0% to 5.00% in Tanzania in 2020, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, average inflation measured by CPI in Tanzania reached an all time high of 5.00% in 2020 and an all time low of 0.035% in 2019. When compared to Tanzania's main peers, average inflation measured by CPI in Kenya amounted to 5.00%, 5.23% in Mozambique, 4.72% in Uganda and 8.00% in Zambia in 2020.
Tanzania has been ranked 48th within the group of 171 countries we follow in terms of average inflation measured by CPI, 7 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Inflation, CPI (Average) | Unit | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| Angola | % | 0.317% | 20.5% | 15.8% | 10.9% | 8.90% | ||||||||||||||||
| Dem. Republic of the Congo | % | 41.5% | 23.0% | 13.5% | 6.70% | 5.30% | ||||||||||||||||
| Ethiopia | % | 0.107% | 0.138% | 0.158% | 8.00% | 8.00% | ||||||||||||||||
| Kenya | % | 0.080% | 0.047% | 5.58% | 5.00% | 5.00% | ||||||||||||||||
| Malawi | % | 0.115% | 0.124% | 0.094% | 7.53% | 6.43% | ||||||||||||||||
| Mozambique | % | 0.151% | 0.039% | 0.028% | 5.23% | 5.00% | ||||||||||||||||
| Rwanda | % | 0.083% | -0.003% | 0.034% | 5.75% | 5.25% | ||||||||||||||||
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| South Africa | % | 0.052% | 0.045% | 0.041% | 5.38% | 5.50% | ||||||||||||||||
| South Sudan | % | 1.88% | 106% | 91.4% | 72.2% | 61.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Tanzania | % | 0.053% | 0.035% | 0.035% | 5.00% | 5.00% | ||||||||||||||||
| Uganda | % | 0.056% | 0.026% | 0.029% | 4.72% | 4.91% | ||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | % | 0.066% | 0.075% | 0.092% | 8.00% | 8.00% | ||||||||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | % | 0.009% | 3.87% | 9.65% | 8.70% | 6.50% |
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