Value of imported goods and services, per capita in Tanzania
Tanzania: Value of imported goods and services, per capita was 233.35 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Value of imported goods and services, per capita in Tanzania, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2015 US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for value of imported goods and services, per capita in Tanzania is 233.35 constant 2015 US$ per person, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value of imported goods and services, per capita in Tanzania peaked at 235 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2014 and was at its lowest, 53.72 constant 2015 US$ per person, in 1996.
That places Tanzania 162nd out of 170 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.
Value of imported goods and services, per capita in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | constant 2015 US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 59.91 constant 2015 US$ per person | — |
| 1991 | 59.56 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 60.58 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 65.48 constant 2015 US$ per person | +8.1% |
| 1994 | 60.24 constant 2015 US$ per person | -8.0% |
| 1995 | 61.78 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 53.72 constant 2015 US$ per person | -13.0% |
| 1997 | 54.31 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 71.79 constant 2015 US$ per person | +32.2% |
| 1999 | 76.88 constant 2015 US$ per person | +7.1% |
| 2000 | 75.07 constant 2015 US$ per person | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 80.21 constant 2015 US$ per person | +6.9% |
| 2002 | 85.22 constant 2015 US$ per person | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 101.3 constant 2015 US$ per person | +18.9% |
| 2004 | 107.8 constant 2015 US$ per person | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 140.56 constant 2015 US$ per person | +30.4% |
| 2006 | 152.26 constant 2015 US$ per person | +8.3% |
| 2007 | 173.82 constant 2015 US$ per person | +14.2% |
| 2008 | 173.07 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 165.4 constant 2015 US$ per person | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 184.76 constant 2015 US$ per person | +11.7% |
| 2011 | 225.69 constant 2015 US$ per person | +22.2% |
| 2012 | 217.97 constant 2015 US$ per person | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 234.63 constant 2015 US$ per person | +7.6% |
| 2014 | 235 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 215.58 constant 2015 US$ per person | -8.3% |
| 2016 | 189.83 constant 2015 US$ per person | -11.9% |
| 2017 | 161.25 constant 2015 US$ per person | -15.1% |
| 2018 | 192.71 constant 2015 US$ per person | +19.5% |
| 2019 | 184.45 constant 2015 US$ per person | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 165.43 constant 2015 US$ per person | -10.3% |
| 2021 | 175.95 constant 2015 US$ per person | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 211.33 constant 2015 US$ per person | +20.1% |
| 2023 | 220.68 constant 2015 US$ per person | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 234.19 constant 2015 US$ per person | +6.1% |
| 2025 | 233.35 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 62.43 constant 2015 US$ per person | 53.72 constant 2015 US$ per person | 76.88 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 125.47 constant 2015 US$ per person | 75.07 constant 2015 US$ per person | 173.82 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 204.19 constant 2015 US$ per person | 161.25 constant 2015 US$ per person | 235 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 206.82 constant 2015 US$ per person | 165.43 constant 2015 US$ per person | 234.19 constant 2015 US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 159 Democratic Republic of Congo 270.19 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 160 Zimbabwe 261.01 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 161 Guinea-Bissau 237.98 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 163 Uganda 222.13 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 164 Sudan 221.31 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 165 Madagascar 212.95 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Tanzania
- 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$), annual growth rate -14.24 % change on previous year (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is value of imported goods and services, per capita in Tanzania?
- Value of imported goods and services, per capita in Tanzania was 233.35 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest value of imported goods and services, per capita recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 235 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2014.
- What is the lowest value of imported goods and services, per capita recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.72 constant 2015 US$ per person in 1996.
- How does Tanzania rank for value of imported goods and services, per capita?
- Tanzania ranks 162nd out of 170 countries with data for 2025.
- Is value of imported goods and services, per capita rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Value of imported goods and services, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Value of imported goods and services divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Value of imported goods and services ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Value of imported goods and services National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Value of imported goods and services divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.