世界银行的统计数字把坦桑尼亚列为世界最穷国家之一,然而,其商业中心达累斯萨拉姆却是世界上最为昂贵的城市之一,这是由于领取发达国家水平工资的外企职工助长了高消费。更具讽刺意义的是,在坦桑尼亚及其它众多发展中国家,净剩财富的流向同殖民时期一样,仍是从穷人流向富人。偿还国家债务的数额远远高于用于卫生或教育事业 The statistics of the World Bank list Tanzania as one of the poorest countries in the world. However, Dar es Salaam, one of its commercial centers, is one of the most expensive cities in the world. This is because foreign workers receiving wages from developed countries contribute to the growth High consumption. What is more ironic is that in Tanzania and many other developing countries, the flow of net wealth is still from the poor to the rich, just as in the colonial era. The amount of repayment of national debt is much higher than for health or education