Consumer Price Index · 231.5 (2025)
Latest CPI
231.5
2025
Earliest CPI
0.1
1965
Change (1965–2025)
+231.4
+235924.5%
How CPI erosion in Tanzania compares to a fixed-supply asset
Annual CPI change in Tanzania
61 years of data (1965–2025)
| Year | CPI Value | Year-over-Year Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 231.5 | +7.5 (+3.3%) |
| 2024 | 224.1 | +6.6 (+3.1%) |
| 2023 | 217.4 | +8.0 (+3.8%) |
| 2022 | 209.5 | +8.7 (+4.4%) |
| 2021 | 200.7 | +7.1 (+3.7%) |
| 2020 | 193.6 | +6.2 (+3.3%) |
| 2019 | 187.4 | +6.3 (+3.5%) |
| 2018 | 181.2 | +6.1 (+3.5%) |
| 2017 | 175.0 | +8.8 (+5.3%) |
| 2016 | 166.2 | +8.2 (+5.2%) |
| 2015 | 158.0 | +8.4 (+5.6%) |
| 2014 | 149.7 | +8.6 (+6.1%) |
| 2013 | 141.0 | +10.3 (+7.9%) |
| 2012 | 130.7 | +18.0 (+16.0%) |
| 2011 | 112.7 | +12.7 (+12.7%) |
| 2010 | 100.0 | +5.8 (+6.2%) |
| 2009 | 94.2 | +10.2 (+12.1%) |
| 2008 | 84.0 | +7.8 (+10.3%) |
| 2007 | 76.1 | +5.0 (+7.0%) |
| 2006 | 71.1 | +4.8 (+7.3%) |
| 2005 | 66.3 | +3.2 (+5.0%) |
| 2004 | 63.2 | +2.9 (+4.7%) |
| 2003 | 60.3 | +3.0 (+5.3%) |
| 2002 | 57.3 | +2.9 (+5.3%) |
| 2001 | 54.4 | +2.7 (+5.1%) |
| 2000 | 51.7 | +2.9 (+5.9%) |
| 1999 | 48.8 | +3.6 (+7.9%) |
| 1998 | 45.2 | +5.1 (+12.8%) |
| 1997 | 40.1 | +5.6 (+16.1%) |
| 1996 | 34.6 | +6.0 (+21.0%) |
| 1995 | 28.6 | +6.1 (+27.4%) |
| 1994 | 22.4 | +5.7 (+34.1%) |
| 1993 | 16.7 | +3.4 (+25.3%) |
| 1992 | 13.3 | +2.4 (+21.8%) |
| 1991 | 11.0 | +2.4 (+28.7%) |
| 1990 | 8.5 | +2.2 (+35.8%) |
| 1989 | 6.3 | +1.3 (+25.8%) |
| 1988 | 5.0 | +1.2 (+31.2%) |
| 1987 | 3.8 | +0.9 (+29.9%) |
| 1986 | 2.9 | +0.7 (+32.4%) |
| 1985 | 2.2 | +0.6 (+33.3%) |
| 1984 | 1.7 | +0.4 (+36.1%) |
| 1983 | 1.2 | +0.3 (+27.1%) |
| 1982 | 1.0 | +0.2 (+28.9%) |
| 1981 | 0.7 | +0.2 (+25.7%) |
| 1980 | 0.6 | +0.1 (+30.2%) |
| 1979 | 0.5 | +0.1 (+12.9%) |
| 1978 | 0.4 | +0.0 (+6.6%) |
| 1977 | 0.4 | +0.0 (+11.6%) |
| 1976 | 0.3 | +0.0 (+6.9%) |
| 1975 | 0.3 | +0.1 (+26.1%) |
| 1974 | 0.3 | +0.0 (+19.6%) |
| 1973 | 0.2 | +0.0 (+10.4%) |
| 1972 | 0.2 | +0.0 (+7.6%) |
| 1971 | 0.2 | +0.0 (+4.8%) |
| 1970 | 0.2 | +0.0 (+3.5%) |
| 1969 | 0.2 | +0.0 (+16.4%) |
| 1968 | 0.1 | +0.0 (+15.6%) |
| 1967 | 0.1 | +0.0 (+12.2%) |
| 1966 | 0.1 | +0.0 (+9.8%) |
| 1965 | 0.1 | — |
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) for Tanzania tracks changes in the cost of a standardized basket of goods and services. Since 1965, the CPI has moved from 0.1 to 231.5, representing a cumulative change of +235924.5%.
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