What they reported
Electricity access rose to 86% with renewables 80% of the mix; a single hydropower project doubled generation capacity and connected all 26 regions.
Internet penetration surged from 49% in 2020 to 85% in 2025, and budget self-reliance rose from 58% to 78%.
Priorities and asks
Industrial transformation, climate resilience, and financing and partnerships, plus debt-architecture reform.
What stands out
The review is framed around Vision 2050 and a whole-of-nation approach, shifting from assessing to accelerating.
The data angle
Acknowledges that data deficits in several indicators limit comprehensive tracking.
Read more
- Voluntary National Reviews 2026, the full brief with all 36 countries and the cross-cutting themes.
- Official VNR country database, home of Tanzania’s full report and main messages.
- HLPF 2026 coverage, where the reviews are presented.
This summary is drawn from Tanzania’s own 2026 main messages; figures are as the government reported them and were not independently verified. Edition is noted only where the country states its own.