Australia vs Tanzania: Value of imported goods as a share of GDP (International Monetary)
Australia
17.3%
in 2025
Tanzania
16.8%
in 2025
Australia rank
163rd
Tanzania rank
166th
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP (International Monetary) over time
- Australia
- Tanzania
How they compare
Australia currently reports 17.3% against 16.8% in Tanzania, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 163rd and Tanzania ranks 166th of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Tanzania in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.8% | 3.2% | 8.6% | Australia |
| 1970s | 11.0% | 10.5% | 0.4% | Australia |
| 1980s | 13.2% | 7.4% | 5.8% | Australia |
| 1990s | 15.5% | 17.7% | 2.1% | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 18.1% | 18.6% | 0.5% | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 16.2% | 23.4% | 7.2% | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 16.9% | 17.4% | 0.6% | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher value of imported goods as a share of gdp, Australia or Tanzania?
- Australia, at 17.3% against 16.8% in Tanzania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in value of imported goods as a share of gdp between Australia and Tanzania?
- 0.5%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Tanzania?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Tanzania rank globally for value of imported goods as a share of gdp?
- Australia ranks 163rd and Tanzania ranks 166th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund (2026); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Value of imported goods as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Value of a country’s total goods imports, including freight and insurance costs, as a percentage of a country’s gross domestic product (GDP).