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Tanzania: Trade Statistics

Exporter Rank

92 / 138

Importer Rank

89 / 138

Trade Balance Rank

92 / 138

Total Trade [1]

Total Exports (2021) $6,390,862,886
Total Imports (2021) $10,873,264,133
Trade Balance (2021) ($4,482,401,247)
Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) (2022) [2] 15.42%
Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) (2022) [2] 19.6%

Trade Partners [1]

Export Partners

Top 10 Export Countries

Country Export USD$
United Arab Emirates $1,051,734,178
India $1,008,693,906
South Africa $916,674,684
Switzerland $526,944,840
Kenya $397,224,787
Uganda $314,017,646
Rwanda $277,799,035
China $273,094,564
Democratic Republic of the Congo $207,234,507
Burundi $163,259,626

Import Partners

Top 10 Import Countries

Country Import USD$
China $2,696,194,064
United Arab Emirates $1,359,506,600
India $1,209,517,837
Saudi Arabia $674,116,983
Japan $469,005,756
South Africa $432,339,236
Kenya $410,884,149
United States $261,355,856
Germany $243,837,768
Turkey $237,476,294

Traded Goods [1] (at the 2-digit HS Code level)

Top 10 Export Goods

HS Code Export USD$
(71) Precious Stones & Metals $2,970,557,844
(10) Cereals $402,836,727
(07) Vegetables $310,803,636
(12) Oil Seeds $268,980,420
(09) Coffee & Spices $261,808,088
(08) Fruit & Nuts $179,374,131
(03) Seafood $164,265,467
(24) Tobacco $159,534,143
(26) Ores $132,608,342
(25) Natural Minerals & Stone $114,620,990

Top 10 Import Goods

HS Code Import USD$
(27) Oil & Mineral Fuels $2,268,034,091
(84) Industrial Machinery $1,189,719,330
(87) Motor Vehicles & Parts $953,029,454
(72) Iron & Steel $706,876,181
(39) Plastics $670,366,886
(85) Electrical Machinery $668,135,447
(30) Pharmaceuticals $458,771,073
(38) Chemical Products $296,140,534
(73) Iron & Steel Articles $291,164,702
(15) Fats & Oils $244,966,819

Sources:

  1. UN Comtrade (2021) except where stated otherwise.
  2. The World Bank. Accessed: 10/8/2023
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