Pakistan vs Tanzania: Value of imported goods as a share of GDP (International Monetary)
Pakistan
16.0%
in 2025
Tanzania
16.8%
in 2025
Pakistan rank
169th
Tanzania rank
166th
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP (International Monetary) over time
- Pakistan
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 16.8% against 16.0% in Pakistan, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.1 times Pakistan's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Pakistan ahead.
Pakistan ranks 169th and Tanzania ranks 166th of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Pakistan averaged higher in 3 and Tanzania in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Pakistan | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.9% | 3.2% | 10.7% | Pakistan |
| 1970s | 13.8% | 10.5% | 3.3% | Pakistan |
| 1980s | 17.0% | 7.4% | 9.6% | Pakistan |
| 1990s | 17.5% | 17.7% | 0.2% | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 14.8% | 18.6% | 3.8% | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 16.7% | 23.4% | 6.7% | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 16.6% | 17.4% | 0.8% | 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, Pakistan or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 16.8% against 16.0% in Pakistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in value of imported goods as a share of gdp between Pakistan and Tanzania?
- 0.8%, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Tanzania?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Pakistan and Tanzania rank globally for value of imported goods as a share of gdp?
- Pakistan ranks 169th 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).