- Four in 10 (39%) Tanzanians say the country’s economic condition is “fairly good” or “very good,” a 9-percentage-point increase from 2022 (30%) (Figure 1). o The share of citizens who negatively evaluate the state of the economy dropped by 16 percentage points (from 54% to 38%).
- Two-thirds (67%) of citizens say the government is managing the economy well, and a slim majority (53%) applaud its efforts to improve the living standards of the poor (Figure 2).
- Nearly two-fifths (38%) of Tanzanians describe their personal living conditions as “fairly bad” or “very bad” (Figure 3). o Self-reports of poor living conditions are more common among women (41%) than men (35%).
- More than eight in 10 respondents (84%) report experiencing a lack of cash income at least once over the past year, including 39% who say they went without cash “many times” or “always” (Figure 4).
- Nearly half say they lacked water (48%) or medical care (47%) at least once. ▪ Health is identified by citizens as the most important problem the government should address (cited by 45% of survey participants), followed by the water supply (36%) and infrastructure/roads (34%) (Figure 5).
Tanzanians are pleased with the government’s management of the economy, the latest Afrobarometer survey reveals.
The share of Tanzanians who positively evaluate the country’s economic condition is up by 9 percentage points from the previous survey in 2022.
Despite the positivity, the overwhelming majority of respondents report experiencing inadequate cash income at least once over the past year, while two-fifths say they were frequently or constantly without cash.
And nearly two-fifths of citizens assess their own living conditions as bad, with women more likely to report poor living conditions than men.
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