Sub-Saharan Africa
Zanzibar
The Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar (RGoZ) has domesticated the SDGs into the recently launched “Zanzibar Development Plan” (ZADEP) 2021 – 2026 as one of the current major efforts is to secure its financing and monitoring. The extent to which the country is able to achieve this depends largely on progress made towards achieving its development objectives and the 2030 Agenda. Overall, there is a mixed picture - situations where the country has made significant strides and others where there has been a poor achievement. These are presented in turn below.
Zanzibar has experienced a solid economic growth record. Zanzibar is part of the United Republic of Tanzania with semi-autonomy status administered by the RGoZ. Over the past few years (2015/16 to 2019/2020), its economy grew steadily an average of 6.7%, with a gross domestic product (GDP) per capita of about USD 1,114 in 2019/20. However, this growth remains below the national target growth rate of about 8–10 percent per annum. Growth has mainly come from (in order of importance) tourism, construction and trade. In 2020/2021, the averages for key indicators were also relatively good: aggregate Public Revenue to GDP (27.48%), aggregate Government Expenditure to GDP (27.33%), Fiscal Balance to GDP (0.17%) and Public Debt to GDP (17.9%).
Source: Zanzibar SDG Investor Map Narrative Report
Access the narrative report of the Zanzibar SDG Investor Map here.
Visit the local platform of the Zanzibar SDG Investor Map on the website of the Zanzibar Investment Promotion Authority (ZIPA) here.
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