Value of imported goods as a share of GDP in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: Value of imported goods as a share of GDP was 18.7% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP in Tanzania, United Republic of, 1960–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Tanzania, United Republic of stood at 18.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 32.3% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 1963.
That places Tanzania, United Republic of 160th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.6% | — |
| 1961 | 2.7% | +4.3% |
| 1962 | 2.4% | -12.2% |
| 1963 | 2.1% | -10.3% |
| 1964 | 2.9% | +34.4% |
| 1965 | 3.2% | +10.7% |
| 1966 | 3.6% | +11.7% |
| 1967 | 3.6% | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 4.8% | +33.2% |
| 1969 | 4.1% | -13.7% |
| 1970 | 10.0% | +143.1% |
| 1971 | 11.4% | +14.4% |
| 1972 | 10.4% | -8.6% |
| 1973 | 10.6% | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 14.6% | +37.9% |
| 1975 | 13.4% | -8.6% |
| 1976 | 8.9% | -33.6% |
| 1977 | 7.6% | -14.1% |
| 1978 | 10.0% | +30.8% |
| 1979 | 8.5% | -15.2% |
| 1980 | 8.5% | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 6.5% | -22.8% |
| 1982 | 6.8% | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 4.6% | -32.1% |
| 1984 | 5.4% | +17.4% |
| 1985 | 5.7% | +5.3% |
| 1986 | 6.4% | +12.5% |
| 1987 | 9.4% | +47.1% |
| 1988 | 10.0% | +6.4% |
| 1989 | 11.0% | +9.8% |
| 1990 | 15.5% | +40.5% |
| 1991 | 16.1% | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 21.7% | +34.8% |
| 1993 | 22.2% | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 21.9% | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 23.2% | +6.0% |
| 1996 | 17.8% | -23.2% |
| 1997 | 12.5% | -29.9% |
| 1998 | 12.8% | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 13.1% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 11.4% | -13.1% |
| 2001 | 12.8% | +12.3% |
| 2002 | 11.8% | -7.4% |
| 2003 | 14.2% | +20.3% |
| 2004 | 15.3% | +7.8% |
| 2005 | 17.6% | +15.2% |
| 2006 | 24.3% | +37.7% |
| 2007 | 27.1% | +11.4% |
| 2008 | 28.9% | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 22.2% | -23.1% |
| 2010 | 25.0% | +12.7% |
| 2011 | 32.3% | +28.9% |
| 2012 | 29.5% | -8.4% |
| 2013 | 27.0% | -8.7% |
| 2014 | 24.8% | -8.0% |
| 2015 | 31.0% | +25.0% |
| 2016 | 15.8% | -49.0% |
| 2017 | 18.7% | +18.0% |
| 2018 | 14.9% | -20.1% |
| 2019 | 14.8% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 12.9% | -13.1% |
| 2021 | 15.3% | +19.0% |
| 2022 | 20.7% | +34.8% |
| 2023 | 19.1% | -7.4% |
| 2024 | 18.7% | -2.5% |
Tanzania, United Republic of compared with similar countries
- Tanzania, United Republic of's 18.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 30.3%, 62% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tanzania, United Republic of's 18.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 27.2%, 69% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Value of imported goods as a share of GDP in Tanzania, United Republic of changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +143.1% | 4.1% | 10.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.2% | 2.1% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 10.5% | 7.6% | 14.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.4% | 4.6% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.7% | 12.5% | 23.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.6% | 11.4% | 28.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.4% | 14.8% | 32.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.3% | 12.9% | 20.7% | 5 |
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More economy & growth data for Tanzania, United Republic of
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.67 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 6.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 2.26 million BoP, current US$ (2003)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2003)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0.0609 BoP, current US$ per person (2003)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 1.72 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 4.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0217 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 25.05 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate -14.24 % change on previous year (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Tanzania, United Republic of was 18.7% in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest value of imported goods as a share of gdp recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 32.3% in 2011.
- What is the lowest value of imported goods as a share of gdp recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 1963.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for value of imported goods as a share of gdp?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 160th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is value of imported goods as a share of gdp rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tanzania, United Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (2025); 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 part of Value of imported goods as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Value of a country’s total goods imports, including freight and insurance costs, as a percentage of a country’s gross domestic product (GDP).