Trade as a share of GDP in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: Trade as a share of GDP was 39.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Trade as a share of GDP in Tanzania, United Republic of, 1990–2025
Source: National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Tanzania, United Republic of recorded 39.0% for trade as a share of gdp in 2025.
The figure is down 5.7% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trade as a share of gdp in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 56.2% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 24.0%, in 2000.
That places Tanzania, United Republic of 172nd out of 191 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Trade as a share of GDP in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 34.5% | — |
| 1991 | 30.2% | -12.3% |
| 1992 | 35.7% | +18.0% |
| 1993 | 45.2% | +26.8% |
| 1994 | 44.2% | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 45.2% | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 35.7% | -20.9% |
| 1997 | 28.9% | -19.2% |
| 1998 | 26.1% | -9.4% |
| 1999 | 25.0% | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 24.0% | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 28.0% | +16.8% |
| 2002 | 27.5% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 30.4% | +10.7% |
| 2004 | 33.6% | +10.4% |
| 2005 | 37.0% | +10.0% |
| 2006 | 42.8% | +15.7% |
| 2007 | 48.1% | +12.4% |
| 2008 | 49.0% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 43.5% | -11.2% |
| 2010 | 47.6% | +9.4% |
| 2011 | 56.2% | +17.9% |
| 2012 | 54.4% | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 48.6% | -10.6% |
| 2014 | 45.4% | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 40.8% | -10.1% |
| 2016 | 35.4% | -13.1% |
| 2017 | 33.1% | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 32.6% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 33.0% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 28.0% | -15.3% |
| 2021 | 29.9% | +7.0% |
| 2022 | 35.0% | +17.0% |
| 2023 | 38.2% | +9.2% |
| 2024 | 41.3% | +8.1% |
| 2025 | 39.0% | -5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.1% | 25.0% | 45.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.4% | 24.0% | 49.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.7% | 32.6% | 56.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.2% | 28.0% | 41.3% | 6 |
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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)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 10.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2876 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 367.44 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 8.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 730.69 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 933,674 current LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 5.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.3449 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trade as a share of gdp in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Trade as a share of gdp in Tanzania, United Republic of was 39.0% in 2025, according to National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest trade as a share of gdp recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 56.2% in 2011.
- What is the lowest trade as a share of gdp recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.0% in 2000.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for trade as a share of gdp?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 172nd out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is trade as a share of gdp rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania, United Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Trade as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Trade in goods and services as a share of GDP, shown as a percentage.