GDP & GROWTH
Africa's 20 Largest Economies by Purchasing Power Parity: What The 2026 Ranking Actually Tells You
Nominal GDP overstates economies with strong currencies and understates those with large domestic ou...
GDP & GROWTH
Ethiopia Is Growing at 9.2 Percent Without a Coastline. Uganda at 7.5 Percent. Rwanda at 7.2 Percent. Africa's Fastest Growing Economies Are Landlocked and That Should Force Every Coastal Nation to Ask Hard Questions.
The IMF's 2026 growth projections for Africa contain a finding that challenges one of the oldest ass...
GDP & GROWTH
Vision 2050 By The Numbers: Every Major Target Tanzania Wants To Achieve by 2050
Tanzania's Long Term Perspective Plan 2026/27–2050/51 sets a small set of measurable targets behin...
GDP & GROWTH
Tanzania Is Preparing for 120 Million People. The Economy Must Double Before the Population Does.
Tanzania's population is projected to exceed 118 million by 2050, almost double its current size, ac...
GDP & GROWTH
How Tanzania Plans To Compete With Emerging Economies Over The Next 25 Years
Tanzania's Long Term Perspective Plan 2026/27–2050/51 positions Vision 2050 as a competitiveness s...
GDP & GROWTH
The 10 Industries That Will Define Tanzania's Economy By 2050
Tanzania's Long Term Perspective Plan 2026/27–2050/51 identifies ten strategic sectors intended to...
GDP & GROWTH
Kenya Still Leads East Africa's Economy, But DRC Just Passed Ethiopia to Take Second Place
Kenya remains East Africa's largest economy in 2026, with a nominal GDP of USD 147.3 billion, accord...
GDP & GROWTH
Tanzania Has Thousands of Business Owners Generating TZS 500 Million a Year That the Economy Cannot See, Cannot Tax, and Cannot Lend To. That Is Not Their Problem. It Is Ours.
Tanzania's informal economy is estimated at 44.9 percent of GDP, equivalent to approximately USD 190...
GDP & GROWTH
Mwanza Has 5 Million People, Africa's Largest Lake, Tanzania's Second Largest Economy, and a New Bridge That Cuts Travel Time From Two Hours to Five Minutes. Why Has It Not Become the Economic City It Should Be?
Mwanza is East Africa's second largest city on Lake Victoria with a population of 4.24 million. It c...
GDP & GROWTH
Economy Expected to Reach TZS 258 Trillion by 2030. What Must Go Right?
Tanzania GDP trajectory from National Development Plan 2026/27: TZS 186,103 billion (2025) → TZS 1...
GDP & GROWTH
Tanzania's Middle Class Will Be Built in Factories Before It Is Built in Startups. The Country's Development Discourse Has the Sequence Backwards.
Tanzania's manufacturing sector contributes roughly 8 to 9% of GDP, far below the levels historicall...
GDP & GROWTH
Why GDP Rebasing Changes Economic Narratives
GDP rebasing may appear technical, but its implications are far-reaching. It reshapes how the econom...