Tanzania international reserves
No recent data: not rankedSub-Saharan Africa
Total reserves
$5.0B
Data for February 2019
1-month change
+1.5%
12-month change
-12.0%
High since 2000
$5.9B
December 2017
Monthly history (IMF)
$5.0 billion
February 2019+538.4% vs January 2000
Gross reserves in US dollars with gold at market value. Source: IMF, International Liquidity.
Composition
What the central bank holds its reserves in, as of February 2019.
- Foreign exchange$4.9B · 98.0%
- SDRs$15M · 0.3%
- IMF reserve position$83M · 1.7%
Gold
Tanzania does not report gold holdings.
In context
Reserves per person
US$ 70
Reserves as % of GDP (2025)
5.5%
Months of imports covered
3.3
Usual benchmark: under 3 months is considered low.