Tanzania's first budget under Vision 2050 and the Fourth Five-Year Plan (2026/27–2030/31) pushes rail and power infrastructure and higher domestic revenue. It aims to fund about 75% of the budget domestically in case Western aid falls.
Gouvernement · dirigeant
President Samia Suluhu Hassan (head of state and government); Prime Minister Mwigulu Nchemba
Priorités nationales
- Implementing Vision 2050 and the Fourth Five-Year Plan
- Fiscal self-reliance: 75% domestic financing, digital tax collection, formalising informal business
- Transport and logistics: SGR extensions, TAZARA revival, Dodoma hub
- Industrial upgrading through local mineral processing (rare earths, gas, iron ore)
- More power generation, rural electrification and clean energy
Programmes publics
2026/27 national budgetTZS 62.33tn (about USD 24bn)
+10.3% year on year; 74.2% domestically financed; deficit about 3% of GDP
Standard Gauge Railway extensions
Construction continues on Dodoma–Mwanza and Isaka–Kigoma
TAZARA revival and Dodoma logistics hub
Developing Dodoma as a transport and logistics centre
Julius Nyerere hydropower and rural electrification
More generation capacity and village connections by REA
EPZ/SEZ infrastructure fund
5% of designated revenue earmarked for EPZ and SEZ infrastructure
Opportunités d'affaires
Digital revenue and expenditure management systems plus consulting for local councils
The President told local councils in September 2026 to raise revenue and control spending.
PO-RALG and local councils
Mobile app for small-business registration and presumptive tax filing
Formalisation measures and presumptive tax changes took effect in July 2026.
Tanzania Revenue Authority, small businesses
Freight tracking and operations optimisation for rail and logistics hubs
SGR extensions and the Dodoma logistics hub are under development.
TRC, TAZARA, Ministry of Transport
East Africa market-entry support for Korean SMEs (research, partner matching)
Policies protecting local manufacturing and processing may raise demand for local joint ventures (estimate).
Local manufacturers and distributors
Soutiens coréens
- KOTRA Dar es Salaam office · KOTRA — Advises on Tanzanian market research and buyer matching.
- SME export voucher · Ministry of SMEs and Startups / KOTRA — Covers export services such as market research, translation and certification via vouchers.
Avis officiels
Ikulu – Office of the President
- 2026-09-29 Appointments and transfers of leaders
- 2026-09-02 President directs local councils to raise revenue and control spending
- 2026-09-01 President attends Zambian President Hichilema's inauguration
- 2026-08-29 President witnesses the Vice President's swearing-in
Catastrophes · conflits · épidémies
Vigilance 2026-10-30
Wildfire of about 19,000 ha near Malawi border (GDACS, 10/26)
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Neighbour of DR Congo's Ebola (Bundibugyo) outbreak; WHO rates regional risk 'high' (assessment of 8/14)
