Tanzania: Reserves

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 Tanzania

Foreign exchange reserves including gold, billion USD

 Latest value 5.05
 Year 2018
 Measure billion U.S. dollars
 Data availability 1966 - 2018
 Average 1.27
 Min - Max 0.00 - 5.89
 Source The World Bank
The latest value from 2018 is 5.05 billion U.S. dollars, a decline from 5.89 billion U.S. dollars in 2017. In comparison, the world average is 73.62 billion U.S. dollars, based on data from 169 countries. Historically, the average for Tanzania from 1966 to 2018 is 1.27 billion U.S. dollars. The minimum value, 0 billion U.S. dollars, was reached in 1982 while the maximum of 5.89 billion U.S. dollars was recorded in 2017. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Recent data
Tanzania - Reserves - Recent values chart

Historical series
Tanzania - Reserves - historical chart - 1966-2018




The reserves of Tanzania and other countries include their holdings of foreign currencies and gold. These are the reserves of the central bank and the treasury of the country, not the private sector.

When countries export products or attract investment from other countries, they receive foreign currencies. They use some of these currencies to buy imports and to invest in other countries. The rest is held in reserves and some of the reserves may be converted to gold.
Definition: Total reserves comprise holdings of monetary gold, special drawing rights, reserves of IMF members held by the IMF, and holdings of foreign exchange under the control of monetary authorities. The gold component of these reserves is valued at year-end (December 31) London prices. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

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