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Imports of goods and services — Tanzania

Imports of goods and services in Tanzania in 2025 — 18,016,880,759 US$. Ranked 84 in the world out of 138. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 1,029.5%.

2025 18.02B US$ +5.39% vs 2024
World rank 84of 138
Period maximum 18.02B US$2025
Period minimum 1.6B US$1990

Trend over time

1990–2025 · US$

Imports of goods and services — Tanzania, 1990–202505B10B15B20B19901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 1,595,096,446 US$1991: 1,667,354,019 US$1992: 1,810,820,837 US$1993: 2,031,247,910 US$1994: 1,967,855,656 US$1995: 2,181,321,247 US$1996: 2,075,112,791 US$1997: 1,973,944,758 US$1998: 1,952,293,754 US$1999: 1,887,255,247 US$2000: 1,761,905,478 US$2001: 1,925,151,110 US$2002: 1,867,597,428 US$2003: 2,335,832,405 US$2004: 2,928,490,610 US$2005: 3,674,644,589 US$2006: 4,534,527,045 US$2007: 6,170,713,086 US$2008: 8,261,916,291 US$2009: 7,449,615,764 US$2010: 8,974,145,682 US$2011: 11,967,748,810 US$2012: 12,686,872,212 US$2013: 13,520,661,956 US$2014: 13,639,784,608 US$2015: 11,214,705,082 US$2016: 9,492,226,418 US$2017: 9,295,988,101 US$2018: 10,205,640,648 US$2019: 10,363,463,866 US$2020: 9,552,972,185 US$2021: 11,160,170,703 US$2022: 14,839,056,924 US$2023: 16,609,619,516 US$2024: 17,095,546,883 US$2025: 18,016,880,759 US$
Change over the period: +16.42B (+1,029.52%) Average annual rate: 7.17 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Tanzania

Tanzania 18.02B US$
World 33.73T US$
Sub-Saharan Africa 616B US$
Eastern Africa computed 152B US$
Lower-middle-income countries computed 2.62T US$
Imports of goods and services — Tanzania, by year Tanzania All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 18.02B +921M +5.39%
2024 17.1B +486M +2.93%
2023 16.61B +1.77B +11.93%
2022 14.84B +3.68B +32.96%
2021 11.16B +1.61B +16.82%
2020 9.55B −810M −7.82%
2019 10.36B +158M +1.55%
2018 10.21B +910M +9.79%
2017 9.3B −196M −2.07%
2016 9.49B −1.72B −15.36%
2015 11.21B −2.43B −17.78%
2014 13.64B +119M +0.88%
2013 13.52B +834M +6.57%
2012 12.69B +719M +6.01%
2011 11.97B +2.99B +33.36%
2010 8.97B +1.52B +20.46%
2009 7.45B −812M −9.83%
2008 8.26B +2.09B +33.89%
2007 6.17B +1.64B +36.08%
2006 4.53B +860M +23.4%
2005 3.67B +746M +25.48%
2004 2.93B +593M +25.37%
2003 2.34B +468M +25.07%
2002 1.87B −57.55M −2.99%
2001 1.93B +163M +9.27%
2000 1.76B −125M −6.64%
1999 1.89B −65.04M −3.33%
1998 1.95B −21.65M −1.1%
1997 1.97B −101M −4.88%
1996 2.08B −106M −4.87%
1995 2.18B +213M +10.85%
1994 1.97B −63.39M −3.12%
1993 2.03B +220M +12.17%
1992 1.81B +143M +8.6%
1991 1.67B +72.26M +4.53%
1990 1.6B — —

Eastern Africa, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

KE Kenya 29.58B ET Ethiopia 25.49B TZ Tanzania 18.02B UG Uganda 17.83B SO Somalia 12.84B MZ Mozambique 12.45B MU Mauritius 12.1B MG Madagascar 6.46B RW Rwanda 5.75B DJ Djibouti 4.43B MW Malawi 4.29B SC Seychelles 2.21B KM Comoros 573M
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About the indicator

Imports of goods and services in current US dollars — the value of all goods and market services received from the rest of the world. Together with exports it determines the contribution of foreign trade to GDP; the difference between exports and imports is the trade balance.

Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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The value of goods shipped out and of services provided to non-residents, in US dollars.

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How much a country buys in services abroad — from freight to the trips of its own citizens.

Tanzania by year Trade Trade balance

The difference between exports and imports of goods and services. A minus means imports are larger.

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How far the economy depends on supplies from abroad.

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