Tanzania

Compare Tanzania →

United Rep. of Tanzania · TZ · TZA · BACI 834 · latest data 2024

Exports

$12.0B USD, nominal · 2024

= $11,957 M88.9% over 5 yrs (up)

Imports

$17.4B USD, nominal · 2024

= $17,445 M40.0% over 5 yrs (up)

Trade balancedeficit

−$5.5B USD, nominal · 2024

= −$5,488 M

Total trade

$29.4B USD, nominal · 2024

= $29,402 M56.4% over 5 yrs (up)

World position: #96 of 225 exporters · top half · #91 of 225 importers · top half · 2024
World export share since 1995: +0.0 pp

Trade timeline

Tanzania's exports grew from $632M in 1995 to $12.0B in 2024; the 2024 balance was −$5.5B.

Loading trade timeline…

View timeline table

Exports, imports, trade balance and total trade of Tanzania per year, USD millions.
Year	Exports ($M)	Imports ($M)	Balance ($M)	Total ($M)
1995	$632 M	$2,027 M	−$1,394 M	$2,659 M
1996	$671 M	$1,572 M	−$901 M	$2,243 M
1997	$821 M	$1,700 M	−$879 M	$2,521 M
1998	$962 M	$2,123 M	−$1,160 M	$3,085 M
1999	$850 M	$2,045 M	−$1,195 M	$2,894 M
2000	$987 M	$1,852 M	−$865 M	$2,839 M
2001	$1,045 M	$2,000 M	−$954 M	$3,045 M
2002	$1,167 M	$2,009 M	−$843 M	$3,176 M
2003	$1,625 M	$2,700 M	−$1,075 M	$4,326 M
2004	$2,023 M	$3,173 M	−$1,150 M	$5,196 M
2005	$2,309 M	$3,834 M	−$1,525 M	$6,143 M
2006	$2,556 M	$4,987 M	−$2,430 M	$7,543 M
2007	$2,788 M	$6,739 M	−$3,951 M	$9,526 M
2008	$3,595 M	$8,646 M	−$5,051 M	$12,241 M
2009	$3,265 M	$7,060 M	−$3,795 M	$10,325 M
2010	$4,430 M	$8,428 M	−$3,998 M	$12,858 M
2011	$5,529 M	$11,632 M	−$6,103 M	$17,160 M
2012	$6,934 M	$12,270 M	−$5,336 M	$19,204 M
2013	$6,722 M	$14,140 M	−$7,418 M	$20,861 M
2014	$7,281 M	$13,938 M	−$6,657 M	$21,220 M
2015	$6,628 M	$18,290 M	−$11,662 M	$24,918 M
2016	$6,104 M	$10,236 M	−$4,131 M	$16,340 M
2017	$6,234 M	$9,547 M	−$3,312 M	$15,781 M
2018	$6,079 M	$11,032 M	−$4,953 M	$17,112 M
2019	$6,330 M	$12,463 M	−$6,133 M	$18,794 M
2020	$8,122 M	$11,574 M	−$3,452 M	$19,695 M
2021	$9,800 M	$15,612 M	−$5,813 M	$25,412 M
2022	$11,129 M	$19,155 M	−$8,026 M	$30,285 M
2023	$11,348 M	$17,652 M	−$6,304 M	$29,000 M
2024	$11,957 M	$17,445 M	−$5,488 M	$29,402 M

30 rows

World share & rank

World export share moved from 0.0% in 1995 to 0.1% in 2024; export rank #119 → #96.

Loading world share and rank…

View share & rank table

World export and import share in percent, and world ranks, of Tanzania per year.
Year	Export share (%)	Import share (%)	Export rank	Import rank
1995	0.01%	0.04%	#119	#95
1996	0.01%	0.03%	#121	#108
1997	0.01%	0.03%	#119	#109
1998	0.02%	0.04%	#112	#103
1999	0.01%	0.04%	#119	#101
2000	0.02%	0.03%	#123	#116
2001	0.02%	0.03%	#123	#111
2002	0.02%	0.03%	#121	#113
2003	0.02%	0.04%	#115	#109
2004	0.02%	0.03%	#118	#110
2005	0.02%	0.04%	#120	#107
2006	0.02%	0.04%	#119	#107
2007	0.02%	0.05%	#120	#100
2008	0.02%	0.05%	#119	#104
2009	0.03%	0.06%	#112	#107
2010	0.03%	0.06%	#112	#106
2011	0.03%	0.06%	#114	#97
2012	0.04%	0.07%	#102	#94
2013	0.04%	0.08%	#109	#91
2014	0.04%	0.08%	#103	#91
2015	0.04%	0.11%	#101	#80
2016	0.04%	0.07%	#103	#95
2017	0.04%	0.05%	#106	#103
2018	0.03%	0.06%	#113	#103
2019	0.03%	0.07%	#109	#95
2020	0.05%	0.07%	#96	#90
2021	0.05%	0.07%	#99	#90
2022	0.05%	0.08%	#101	#85
2023	0.05%	0.08%	#98	#90
2024	0.05%	0.08%	#96	#91

30 rows

Trading partners

China was Tanzania's top trading partner in 2024, at 21.3% of total trade; the top five partners covered 59.8%.

Year

Top partner share: 21.3%
Top-5 share: 59.8%
Partners: 197
Partner HHI (0–1): 0.092

Loading world basemap…

South Africa $2.3B

India $1.9B

Uganda $1.7B

China $685M

United Arab Emirates $625M

Zambia $510M

Kenya $441M

Malawi $332M

Vietnam $314M

Switzerland $245M

United States $219M

Germany $151M

Malaysia $130M

Japan $120M

South Korea $44M

View partner table

Top partners of Tanzania in 2024, USD millions.
Rank	Partner	Exports to ($M)	Imports from ($M)	Total ($M)	Balance ($M)
#1	China	$685 M	$5,570 M	$6,255 M	−$4,885 M
#2	India	$1,904 M	$2,427 M	$4,331 M	−$523 M
#3	South Africa	$2,294 M	$548 M	$2,842 M	$1,745 M
#4	United Arab Emirates	$625 M	$1,664 M	$2,289 M	−$1,039 M
#5	Uganda	$1,707 M	$145 M	$1,852 M	$1,562 M
#6	Kenya	$441 M	$434 M	$875 M	$7 M
#7	Japan	$120 M	$616 M	$736 M	−$497 M
#8	Zambia	$510 M	$185 M	$695 M	$324 M
#9	United States	$219 M	$457 M	$676 M	−$238 M
#10	South Korea	$44 M	$615 M	$659 M	−$571 M
#11	Germany	$151 M	$309 M	$459 M	−$158 M
#12	Switzerland	$245 M	$205 M	$450 M	$40 M
#13	Vietnam	$314 M	$51 M	$365 M	$263 M
#14	Malawi	$332 M	$24 M	$356 M	$308 M
#15	Malaysia	$130 M	$218 M	$349 M	−$88 M

15 rows

Products & sectors

Product composition of Tanzania's trade in 2024.

Year

Loading product detail for 2024 (large file, fetched on demand)…

View product table

The product table loads with the product data for 2024.

Concentration & risk

Tanzania's export partners concentrated over 1995–2024 — HHI 0.068 → 0.096, a diversified export base across 175 partners in 2024.

Loading concentration trends…

View concentration table

Export and import partner HHI (0–1) and partner counts of Tanzania per year.
Year	Export HHI	Import HHI	Export partners	Import partners
1995	0.068	0.072	71	140
1996	0.058	0.044	75	144
1997	0.043	0.048	117	159
1998	0.056	0.046	138	150
1999	0.057	0.045	133	143
2000	0.067	0.051	147	163
2001	0.069	0.048	149	166
2002	0.079	0.045	155	176
2003	0.113	0.049	158	171
2004	0.092	0.049	157	170
2005	0.054	0.061	152	171
2006	0.066	0.054	163	164
2007	0.057	0.051	160	168
2008	0.058	0.056	165	178
2009	0.066	0.055	166	184
2010	0.068	0.058	171	177
2011	0.079	0.063	169	177
2012	0.087	0.058	162	179
2013	0.075	0.088	176	178
2014	0.070	0.093	169	187
2015	0.077	0.153	174	185
2016	0.074	0.100	171	179
2017	0.083	0.083	168	176
2018	0.056	0.081	172	176
2019	0.073	0.089	168	178
2020	0.076	0.103	165	182
2021	0.094	0.107	166	182
2022	0.101	0.117	164	186
2023	0.080	0.134	163	186
2024	0.096	0.138	175	186

30 rows

Downloads

The exact artifacts behind this page, as published: