Payments and e-commerce in Tanzania

Discover how Tanzanians like to shop and pay online

Tanzania

General Information

Population 61.5 m
Population 15 + 36.4 m
Online Population 16.4 m
Area 945,087 km²
Currency TZS
GDP 69.2 bn $US
GDP per Capita 1,126 $US

Banked population

Tanzania 50%
Middle East & Africa 46%
World 67%

Credit card penetration

Tanzania 2%
Middle East & Africa 8%
World 19%

Internet penetration

Tanzania 27%
Middle East & Africa 47%
World 62%

Smartphone penetration

Tanzania 31%
Middle East & Africa 43%
World 70%

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Tanzania

Local Payment Methods

BitPay

Type Cryptocurrency Wallet Regions Asia Pacific, Eastern Europe & the CIS, Middle East & Africa + 3 PayPal

Type Wallet Regions Asia Pacific, Eastern Europe & the CIS, Middle East & Africa + 3 Market relevance High Paysera

Type Wallet Regions Asia Pacific, Eastern Europe & the CIS, Middle East & Africa + 3 Market relevance High Skrill

Type Wallet Regions Asia Pacific, Eastern Europe & the CIS, Middle East & Africa + 3 Market relevance High Airtel Money

Type Wallet Regions Asia Pacific, Middle East & Africa Market relevance High Allied Wallet

Type Wallet Regions Asia Pacific, Eastern Europe & the CIS, Middle East & Africa + 3 Market relevance High UnionPay SecurePay

Type Local payment card Regions Asia Pacific, Eastern Europe & the CIS, Middle East & Africa + 3 Market relevance High M-Pesa

Type Wallet Regions Middle East & Africa Market relevance High Mobiamo

Type Carrier billing Regions Asia Pacific, Eastern Europe & the CIS, Middle East & Africa + 3 Market relevance High Razer Gold