Makrognosis

Tanzania Credit Rating & Sovereign Risk Score

Model scoreCode CREDIT:TZ

Model score50 / 1009 Nov 2026
Grade equivalentBB+model-implied
BandSpeculative grade0–100 scale, 100 = strongest
Rank68th of 84economies scored

Makrognosis sovereign credit model scores Tanzania at 50 out of 100 as of 9 November 2026, equivalent to BB+ on the familiar letter scale — speculative grade.

The score is down 0.5 points from 51 on 1 October 2026.

That places Tanzania 68th of the 84 economies the model scores; Russia has the highest score at 100.

Key inputs include government debt of 44.1% of GDP, a fiscal balance of −2.9% of GDP, a current account balance of −3.0% of GDP.

This is a model-implied assessment built from official macroeconomic data. It is not a credit rating issued by S&P, Moody's or Fitch, and agency ratings are not reproduced here.

Tanzania sovereign credit score (0–100), 18 Jun 2026 – 9 Nov 20263035404550Robomacro
Tanzania sovereign credit score (0–100), 18 Jun 2026 – 9 Nov 2026. Source: Makrognosis sovereign credit model.

Score history

Assessment dateScoreGrade equivalent
9 November 202650.3BB+
1 October 202650.8BB+
31 July 202650.8BB+
30 July 202635.2B+
26 July 202635.3B+
21 June 202641.5BB-
18 June 202630.6B
Get the Tanzania sovereign risk score in your code

Score, grade equivalent and inputs for 84 economies. Free tier available.

curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/credit/TZ"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/credit/TZ",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
score = r.json()["headline"]["score_0_100"]
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What drives the score

The model's published inputs for Tanzania, from official national and international statistics.

InputValueVintage
GDP per capitaUS$1,318.82026
Real GDP growth, 5-year average5.2%2026
Inflation, recent average3.8%2026
Government debt44.1% of GDP2026
Fiscal balance−2.9% of GDP2026
Current account balance−3.0% of GDP2026
External debt47.3% of GDP2026
Foreign-exchange reserves5.4 months of imports2026
Governance (World Bank WGI composite)−0.4462026

How Tanzania compares

#EconomyAs ofScore
1Russia9 Nov 2026100
2Turkey9 Nov 2026100
3Denmark9 Nov 202698
4Switzerland9 Nov 202696
5Netherlands9 Nov 202695
63Kazakhstan9 Nov 202653
64China9 Nov 202653
65Morocco9 Nov 202653
66Ivory Coast9 Nov 202652
67Ukraine9 Nov 202650
68Tanzania9 Nov 202650
69Ecuador9 Nov 202649
70Kenya9 Nov 202649
71Serbia9 Nov 202648
72Algeria9 Nov 202648
73Laos9 Nov 202647
74Uganda9 Nov 202646

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Tanzania economic indicators

Tanzania Central Bank Policy Rate (BOT monthly interest-rate structure)Tanzania Tanzanian Shilling per US Dollar (TZS/USD; Bank of daily mean rate)

FAQ

What is Tanzania's credit rating?
Makrognosis sovereign credit model scores Tanzania at 50/100 as of 9 November 2026, equivalent to BB+ (speculative grade). This is a model-implied assessment built from official macroeconomic data. It is not a credit rating issued by S&P, Moody's or Fitch, and agency ratings are not reproduced here.
How is the sovereign risk score calculated?
A statistical model scores each economy from published inputs — government debt and fiscal balance, current account and external debt, GDP per capita and growth, inflation, reserves and governance — on a 0–100 scale where 100 is the strongest credit. It is re-run as the inputs update.
Where can I get the data?
Through the Makrognosis API: GET /v1/credit/TZ returns the score history and inputs; /v1/credit/universe lists every economy.

This is a model-implied assessment built from official macroeconomic data. It is not a credit rating issued by S&P, Moody's or Fitch, and agency ratings are not reproduced here.

Last assessed 2026-11-09. Source: Makrognosis sovereign credit model.