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Trade openness — Tanzania

Trade openness in Tanzania in 2025 — 38.97%. Ranked 121 in the world out of 138. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 4.49 pp.

2025 38.97% −2.34 pp vs 2024
World rank 121of 138
Period maximum 56.17%2011
Period minimum 23.99%2000

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of GDP

Trade openness — Tanzania, 1990–2025203040506019901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 34.48%1991: 30.23%1992: 35.67%1993: 45.24%1994: 44.24%1995: 45.16%1996: 35.73%1997: 28.86%1998: 26.14%1999: 25.02%2000: 23.99%2001: 28.03%2002: 27.5%2003: 30.45%2004: 33.61%2005: 36.96%2006: 42.77%2007: 48.06%2008: 49.03%2009: 43.53%2010: 47.64%2011: 56.17%2012: 54.37%2013: 48.63%2014: 45.36%2015: 40.76%2016: 35.42%2017: 33.11%2018: 32.64%2019: 33.02%2020: 27.96%2021: 29.92%2022: 35%2023: 38.21%2024: 41.31%2025: 38.97%
Change over the period: +4.49 pp Annual average: 0.13 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Tanzania 38.97%
World 68.49%
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 54.99%
Eastern Africa computed 49.59%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 59.58%
Trade openness — Tanzania, by year Tanzania All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 38.97 −2.34 pp
2024 41.31 +3.1 pp
2023 38.21 +3.21 pp
2022 35 +5.09 pp
2021 29.92 +1.95 pp
2020 27.96 −5.06 pp
2019 33.02 +0.38 pp
2018 32.64 −0.47 pp
2017 33.11 −2.31 pp
2016 35.42 −5.34 pp
2015 40.76 −4.6 pp
2014 45.36 −3.28 pp
2013 48.63 −5.74 pp
2012 54.37 −1.8 pp
2011 56.17 +8.53 pp
2010 47.64 +4.11 pp
2009 43.53 −5.49 pp
2008 49.03 +0.97 pp
2007 48.06 +5.29 pp
2006 42.77 +5.81 pp
2005 36.96 +3.35 pp
2004 33.61 +3.16 pp
2003 30.45 +2.95 pp
2002 27.5 −0.53 pp
2001 28.03 +4.04 pp
2000 23.99 −1.03 pp
1999 25.02 −1.12 pp
1998 26.14 −2.72 pp
1997 28.86 −6.87 pp
1996 35.73 −9.44 pp
1995 45.16 +0.93 pp
1994 44.24 −1 pp
1993 45.24 +9.57 pp
1992 35.67 +5.44 pp
1991 30.23 −4.25 pp
1990 34.48 —

Eastern Africa, 2025

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

DJ Djibouti 206.3 SC Seychelles 172.29 MU Mauritius 139.94 SO Somalia 128.06 MZ Mozambique 97.1 RW Rwanda 56.67 MG Madagascar 54.24 UG Uganda 50.2 KM Comoros 40.89 MW Malawi 39.4 TZ Tanzania 38.97 KE Kenya 37.52 ET Ethiopia 33.46
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About the indicator

The sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percent of GDP — the standard indicator of the trade openness of an economy. Values above 100% are not an anomaly: they mean that trade turnover exceeds annual GDP, which is typical of trading hubs and of small economies built into supply chains.

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

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