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Trade balance — Tanzania

Trade balance in Tanzania in 2025 — -903,424,810 US$. Ranked 76 in the world out of 138. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 14.6%.

2025 -903M US$ +38.14% vs 2024
World rank 76of 138
Period maximum 150M US$2002
Period minimum -4.84B US$2013

Trend over time

1990–2025 · US$

Trade balance — Tanzania, 1990–2025-6B-4B-2B02B19901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: -1,057,594,167 US$1991: -1,158,705,936 US$1992: -1,238,320,425 US$1993: -1,265,580,764 US$1994: -1,037,990,487 US$1995: -916,141,353 US$1996: -779,955,515 US$1997: -727,769,360 US$1998: -722,176,847 US$1999: -595,625,028 US$2000: -316,042,352 US$2001: -48,296,389 US$2002: 150,348,819 US$2003: -39,943,892 US$2004: -253,200,481 US$2005: -550,489,062 US$2006: -1,105,681,456 US$2007: -1,835,652,105 US$2008: -2,821,981,474 US$2009: -2,100,397,256 US$2010: -2,697,208,504 US$2011: -4,469,925,275 US$2012: -3,816,241,701 US$2013: -4,841,541,686 US$2014: -4,607,578,393 US$2015: -3,104,596,034 US$2016: -1,354,122,898 US$2017: -951,281,055 US$2018: -1,803,781,665 US$2019: -576,761,784 US$2020: -631,133,183 US$2021: -1,183,580,233 US$2022: -3,163,306,560 US$2023: -3,019,910,397 US$2024: -1,460,320,581 US$2025: -903,424,810 US$
Change over the period: +154M (+14.58%)

Comparison, 2025

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

Tanzania -903M US$
Sub-Saharan Africa computed -29.17B US$
Eastern Africa computed -43.36B US$
Lower-middle-income countries computed -386B US$
Trade balance — Tanzania, by year Tanzania All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 -903M +557M +38.14%
2024 -1.46B +1.56B +51.64%
2023 -3.02B +143M +4.53%
2022 -3.16B −1.98B −167.27%
2021 -1.18B −552M −87.53%
2020 -631M −54.37M −9.43%
2019 -577M +1.23B +68.02%
2018 -1.8B −853M −89.62%
2017 -951M +403M +29.75%
2016 -1.35B +1.75B +56.38%
2015 -3.1B +1.5B +32.62%
2014 -4.61B +234M +4.83%
2013 -4.84B −1.03B −26.87%
2012 -3.82B +654M +14.62%
2011 -4.47B −1.77B −65.72%
2010 -2.7B −597M −28.41%
2009 -2.1B +722M +25.57%
2008 -2.82B −986M −53.73%
2007 -1.84B −730M −66.02%
2006 -1.11B −555M −100.85%
2005 -550M −297M −117.41%
2004 -253M −213M −533.89%
2003 -39.94M −190M −126.57%
2002 150M +199M +411.3%
2001 -48.3M +268M +84.72%
2000 -316M +280M +46.94%
1999 -596M +127M +17.52%
1998 -722M +5.59M +0.77%
1997 -728M +52.19M +6.69%
1996 -780M +136M +14.87%
1995 -916M +122M +11.74%
1994 -1.04B +228M +17.98%
1993 -1.27B −27.26M −2.2%
1992 -1.24B −79.61M −6.87%
1991 -1.16B −101M −9.56%
1990 -1.06B

About the indicator

The balance of foreign trade in goods and services: exports minus imports. This is the largest part of the current account but not the whole of it — investment income and remittances do not enter the trade balance, and for countries with large transfers the two indicators move in opposite directions. A surplus is not in itself a sign of a healthy economy: a country importing equipment for construction will run a deficit precisely because it is investing in growth.

Important: Goods and services together. For countries with large service exports — tourism, transport, software — the merchandise balance can be negative while the overall balance is positive.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.