Trade & investment · Sub-Saharan Africa · Lower-middle income
Tanzania: trade and investment
Exports is 19.0% (2025), 149th of 184 in the world and 31st of 43 in Sub-Saharan Africa. Imports is 20.0% (2025), 170th of 184 in the world and 39th of 43 in Sub-Saharan Africa. Trade openness is 39.0% (2025), 165th of 184 in the world and 36th of 43 in Sub-Saharan Africa.
13 indicators
Trade & investment: Tanzania in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Sub-Saharan Africa; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ExportsExports of goods and services, % of GDP | 19.0%2025 | 149/184 | 31/43 | 10.8% | 19.6% | 13.5% | +1.9 ppsince 2015 | 27.9% | 23.2% | 29.5% | |
| ImportsImports of goods and services, % of GDP | 20.0%2025 | 170/184 | 39/43 | 13.2% | 28.0% | 14.5% | −3.7 ppsince 2015 | 27.9% | 26.3% | 28.5% | |
| Trade opennessTrade, % of GDP | 39.0%2025 | 165/184 | 36/43 | 24.0% | 47.6% | 28.0% | −1.8 ppsince 2015 | 55.7% | 46.6% | 68.5% | |
| Current accountCurrent account balance, % of GDP | -3.0%2024 | 110/185 | 19/42 | -3.2% | -6.9% | -2.2% | +7.0 ppsince 2014 | — | — | — | |
| Merchandise exportsMerchandise exports, current US$ | $10.0bn2025 | 104/206 | 13/48 | $734m | $4.1bn | $6.1bn | +106%since 2015 | $487bn | $1.1tn | $26.4tn | |
| High-tech exportsHigh-technology exports, % of manufactured exports | 3.0%2024 | 118/170 | 18/39 | · | 4.0% | 2.7% | −0.4 ppsince 2014 | 6.0% | 14.7% | 24.7% | |
| Fuel exportsFuel exports, % of merchandise exports | 1.3%2025 | 115/172 | 23/39 | 0.1% | 1.9% | 0.8% | −0.9 ppsince 2015 | 40.9% | 24.8% | 9.5% | |
| Food exportsFood exports, % of merchandise exports | 31.0%2025 | 47/172 | 15/39 | 54.8% | 24.0% | 27.8% | −9.5 ppsince 2015 | 14.6% | 13.8% | 9.0% | |
| Average tariffApplied tariff rate, weighted mean, all products | 8.6%2022 | 53/184 | 26/45 | 13.1% | 9.0% | 8.9% | −0.4 ppsince 2012 | — | — | — | |
| FDI inflowsForeign direct investment, net inflows, % of GDP | 1.9%2025 | 105/197 | 25/46 | 3.5% | 5.7% | 1.4% | −1.3 ppsince 2015 | 2.1% | 1.5% | 1.4% | |
| RemittancesPersonal remittances received, % of GDP | 1.4%2024 | 107/178 | 29/41 | 0.1% | 1.1% | 0.5% | +0.6 ppsince 2014 | 3.1% | 5.8% | 0.8% | |
| Tourist arrivalsInternational tourist arrivals | 1.5m2019 | 79/196 | 7/42 | 501,000 | 783,000 | 1.5m2019 | +114%since 2009 | 56.0m | 208m | 2.4bn | |
| Tourism receiptsInternational tourism receipts, current US$ | $2.6bn2019 | 45/177 | 2/40 | $381m | $1.3bn | $2.6bn2019 | +120%since 2009 | $34.9bn | $145bn | $1.9tn |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
neighbours
Tanzania and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Tanzania. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Tanzania | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Kenya | Uganda | Mozambique | Malawi |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 19.0%2025 | 43.4%2025 | 15.8%2025 | 21.4%2025 | 41.4%2025 | 10.6%2025 |
| Imports | 20.0%2025 | 43.9%2025 | 21.8%2025 | 28.8%2025 | 55.7%2025 | 28.8%2025 |
| Trade openness | 39.0%2025 | 87.3%2025 | 37.5%2025 | 50.2%2025 | 97.1%2025 | 39.4%2025 |
| Current account | -3.0%2024 | -4.3%2025 | -2.1%2025 | -5.2%2025 | -14.2%2025 | -14.0%2025 |
| Merchandise exports | $10.0bn2025 | $32.1bn2025 | $8.6bn2025 | $12.5bn2025 | $8.1bn2025 | $947m2025 |
| High-tech exports | 3.0%2024 | 0.2%2023 | 3.2%2024 | 1.9%2024 | 3.6%2024 | 1.6%2024 |
| Fuel exports | 1.3%2025 | 1.8%2024 | 1.8%2025 | 2.3%2024 | 54.2%2025 | 0.0%2025 |
| Food exports | 31.0%2025 | 1.3%2024 | 50.8%2025 | 39.3%2024 | 12.4%2025 | 93.3%2025 |
| Average tariff | 8.6%2022 | 8.4%2020 | 11.7%2022 | 7.9%2022 | 4.2%2021 | 6.0%2021 |