NewsTanzania current-account deficit widened in the second quarter
A Bank of Tanzania balance-of-payments workbook published October 2 records a current-account deficit of US$1,781.9 million in the second quarter of 2026, compared with US$79.8 million in the first quarter.
Event / data period: 2026-06
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IllustrationThe Bank of Tanzania’s quarterly balance-of-payments file records the current-account balance at minus US$1,781.9 million for April–June 2026. The same table shows minus US$79.8 million for January–March. The values are from the bank’s quarterly series, expressed in millions of US dollars.
The comparison covers flows in each quarter; it is not an annual total or a seasonally adjusted series. The bank’s download page dates the release October 2.
Data
Quarterly current-account balance
Bank of Tanzania quarterly balance-of-payments series.
- Current-account balance
- -1,781.922 million USD
- 2026-04-01 — 2026-06-30 · Observed
- Current-account balance
- -79.769 million USD
- 2026-01-01 — 2026-03-31 · Observed
Methodology
The workbook’s unit is millions of US dollars. A negative balance is a deficit; Q2 and Q1 are separate quarters.
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