Josephine Christopher is a senior business journalist for The Citizen and Mwananchi newspapers
Mwananchi Communications Limitted
Dar es Salaam. Tourism has officially surpassed gold as Tanzania’s leading foreign exchange earner, with revenues from the sector approaching the $4 billion mark, a historic milestone in the country’s post-pandemic economic recovery.
According to the Bank of Tanzania’s (BoT) Monthly Economic Review for June 2025, tourism generated $3.92 billion in earnings during the year ending May 2025.
