Draft of Tanzania Development Vision 2050, Summary, 2024

Abstract

Over the past 25 years, Tanzania's development has been guided by the Tanzania Development Vision 2025 (Vision 2025), which aimed to elevate the the country to middle income status. This Vision focused on modernising agriculture,driving industrial transformation, developing infrastructure, and advancing technology.By 2020, Tanzania had achieved lower-middle-income status with a per capital income of USD 1,080 A 170 per cent increase since 2000. Significant progress was made in reducing extreme poverty, which fell from 36 per cent in 2000 to 26 per cent in 2022, and improving health and education outcomes. child stunting declined from 48 per cent in 2005 to 30 per cent in 2022, maternal mortality fell from 675 to 104 per 100,000 live birth over the same period. Primary school enrolment reached 100 per cent in 2020, accompanied by significant gains in secondary education enrolment.