Recent Progress Towards Industrialisation in Tanzania

Professor Amon Mbelle and Hafidh Kabanda (Economic and Social Research Foundation), July 2018

Tanzania has set an ambitious industrialisation agenda in pursuit of the goals articulated in the TDV 2025. The observed status and performance of industry is partly a consequence of past policies, plans and strategies. The FYDP II and its accompanying Implementation Strategy have revitalised the industrialisation agenda by articulating concrete interventions. This briefing provides an update on recent industrialisation progress in Tanzania, with a particular focus on the status of the manufacturing sector. It draws on recent statistics for relevant industrialisation indicators, using both national and international data.

This briefing is part of a series produced by SET in collaboration with the Tanzania Economic & Social Research Foundation (ESRF). The first three briefings are:

1) A summary of FYDP II

2) A summary of FYDP II implementation strategy including actions and financing, and progress so far

3) A briefing linking FYDP II and the implementation strategies to other important actors (including donors/private sector).

This briefing was prepared by Professor Amon Mbelle and Hafidh Kabanda (ESRF) with input from Neil Balchin and Dirk Willem te Velde (ODI).