Merchandise imports — all countries

Merchandise imports — Tanzania

Merchandise imports in Tanzania in 2025 — 14,810,000,000 US$. Ranked 99 in the world out of 205. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 13,242.3%.

2025 14.81B US$ +4.33% vs 2024
World rank 99of 205
Period maximum 14.81B US$2025
Period minimum 111M US$1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · US$

Merchandise imports — Tanzania, 1960–202505B10B15B19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 111,000,000 US$1962: 113,000,000 US$1964: 177,000,000 US$1966: 237,000,000 US$1968: 257,000,000 US$1970: 318,000,000 US$1972: 404,000,000 US$1974: 753,000,000 US$1976: 638,000,000 US$1978: 1,145,000,000 US$1980: 1,252,000,000 US$1982: 1,166,000,000 US$1984: 665,000,000 US$1986: 937,000,000 US$1988: 823,000,000 US$1990: 1,027,000,000 US$1992: 1,510,000,000 US$1994: 1,504,000,000 US$1996: 1,388,000,000 US$1998: 1,453,000,000 US$2000: 1,524,000,000 US$2002: 1,660,000,000 US$2004: 2,726,000,000 US$2006: 4,246,000,000 US$2008: 7,703,000,000 US$2010: 7,874,000,000 US$2012: 11,346,000,000 US$2014: 11,993,000,000 US$2016: 9,300,000,000 US$2018: 9,120,000,000 US$2020: 8,439,000,000 US$2022: 14,219,000,000 US$2024: 14,196,000,000 US$2025: 14,810,000,000 US$
Change over the period: +14.7B (+13,242.34%) Average annual rate: 7.82 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Tanzania 14.81B US$
World 26.69T US$
Eastern Africa computed 146B US$
Lower-middle-income countries computed 2.35T US$
Merchandise imports — Tanzania, by year Tanzania All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 14.81B +614M +4.33%
2024 14.2B +467M +3.4%
2023 13.73B −490M −3.45%
2022 14.22B +4.2B +41.85%
2021 10.02B +1.59B +18.78%
2020 8.44B −1.01B −10.72%
2019 9.45B +332M +3.64%
2018 9.12B +821M +9.89%
2017 8.3B −1B −10.76%
2016 9.3B −1.49B −13.8%
2015 10.79B −1.2B −10.04%
2014 11.99B −98M −0.81%
2013 12.09B +745M +6.57%
2012 11.35B +547M +5.07%
2011 10.8B +2.93B +37.15%
2010 7.87B +1.46B +22.82%
2009 6.41B −1.29B −16.77%
2008 7.7B +2.37B +44.33%
2007 5.34B +1.09B +25.69%
2006 4.25B +959M +29.18%
2005 3.29B +561M +20.58%
2004 2.73B +601M +28.28%
2003 2.13B +465M +28.01%
2002 1.66B −52M −3.04%
2001 1.71B +188M +12.34%
2000 1.52B −32M −2.06%
1999 1.56B +103M +7.09%
1998 1.45B +116M +8.68%
1997 1.34B −51M −3.67%
1996 1.39B −287M −17.13%
1995 1.68B +171M +11.37%
1994 1.5B +7M +0.47%
1993 1.5B −13M −0.86%
1992 1.51B −23M −1.5%
1991 1.53B +506M +49.27%
1990 1.03B +37M +3.74%
1989 990M +167M +20.29%
1988 823M −106M −11.41%
1987 929M −8M −0.85%
1986 937M −387M −29.23%
1985 1.32B +659M +99.1%
1984 665M −167M −20.07%
1983 832M −334M −28.64%
1982 1.17B −47M −3.87%
1981 1.21B −39M −3.12%
1980 1.25B +147M +13.3%
1979 1.11B −40M −3.49%
1978 1.15B +401M +53.9%
1977 744M +106M +16.61%
1976 638M −140M −17.99%
1975 778M +25M +3.32%
1974 753M +256M +51.51%
1973 497M +93M +23.02%
1972 404M +22M +5.76%
1971 382M +64M +20.13%
1970 318M +79M +33.05%
1969 239M −18M −7%
1968 257M +28M +12.23%
1967 229M −8M −3.38%
1966 237M +40M +20.3%
1965 197M +20M +11.3%
1964 177M +64M +56.64%
1963 113M +0 +0%
1962 113M +1M +0.89%
1961 112M +1M +0.9%
1960 111M

About the indicator

The value of imports of goods (excluding services) in current US dollars from WTO data, on a CIF basis. Together with merchandise exports it gives the merchandise trade balance — the indicator most often discussed in the context of a “trade deficit” between particular countries.

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