Import unit value index (2015 = 100) in Tanzania
Tanzania: Import unit value index (2015 = 100) was 122.9 2015 = 100 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Import unit value index in Tanzania, 1987–2025
Source: Handbook of Statistics and data files., UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in 2015 = 100.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 122.9 2015 = 100 for import unit value index in 2025.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, import unit value index in Tanzania peaked at 133.7 2015 = 100 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 36.3 2015 = 100, in 1987.
Tanzania ranks 149th of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Import unit value index (2015 = 100) in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | 2015 = 100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 36.3 2015 = 100 | — |
| 1988 | 49.4 2015 = 100 | +36.1% |
| 1989 | 61.8 2015 = 100 | +25.1% |
| 1990 | 64.4 2015 = 100 | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 65.8 2015 = 100 | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 68.6 2015 = 100 | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 69.3 2015 = 100 | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 69.8 2015 = 100 | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 67.8 2015 = 100 | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 72.6 2015 = 100 | +7.1% |
| 1997 | 104 2015 = 100 | +43.3% |
| 1998 | 85.6 2015 = 100 | -17.7% |
| 1999 | 74.6 2015 = 100 | -12.9% |
| 2000 | 68.6 2015 = 100 | -8.0% |
| 2001 | 66.6 2015 = 100 | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 66.6 2015 = 100 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 71.4 2015 = 100 | +7.2% |
| 2004 | 78.8 2015 = 100 | +10.4% |
| 2005 | 86.3 2015 = 100 | +9.5% |
| 2006 | 91.1 2015 = 100 | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 98.6 2015 = 100 | +8.2% |
| 2008 | 113.2 2015 = 100 | +14.8% |
| 2009 | 97.6 2015 = 100 | -13.8% |
| 2010 | 105 2015 = 100 | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 122.2 2015 = 100 | +16.4% |
| 2012 | 121.4 2015 = 100 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 119.4 2015 = 100 | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 117.6 2015 = 100 | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 100 2015 = 100 | -15.0% |
| 2016 | 93.4 2015 = 100 | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 98.2 2015 = 100 | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 103.6 2015 = 100 | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 99.9 2015 = 100 | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 97.3 2015 = 100 | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 116.5 2015 = 100 | +19.7% |
| 2022 | 133.7 2015 = 100 | +14.8% |
| 2023 | 126.1 2015 = 100 | -5.7% |
| 2024 | 122.8 2015 = 100 | -2.6% |
| 2025 | 122.9 2015 = 100 | +0.1% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 122.9 2015 = 100 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 127.8 2015 = 100, 96% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 122.9 2015 = 100 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 126.4 2015 = 100, 97% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 49.17 2015 = 100 | 36.3 2015 = 100 | 61.8 2015 = 100 | 3 |
| 1990s | 74.25 2015 = 100 | 64.4 2015 = 100 | 104 2015 = 100 | 10 |
| 2000s | 83.88 2015 = 100 | 66.6 2015 = 100 | 113.2 2015 = 100 | 10 |
| 2010s | 108.07 2015 = 100 | 93.4 2015 = 100 | 122.2 2015 = 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 119.88 2015 = 100 | 97.3 2015 = 100 | 133.7 2015 = 100 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 146 Equatorial Guinea 123.4 2015 = 100 compare
- 146 Serbia 123.4 2015 = 100 compare
- 148 Madagascar 123.1 2015 = 100 compare
- 149 Trinidad and Tobago 122.9 2015 = 100 compare
- 151 Yemen 122.8 2015 = 100 compare
- 152 Northern Mariana Islands 122.6 2015 = 100 compare
More private sector data for Tanzania
- Merchandise trade 27.5% (2025)
- Food imports 8.2% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 73.7% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 14.81 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 2.70 billion current US$ (2024)
- Food exports 31.0% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 11.4% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 9.96 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 6.80 billion current US$ (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 141.13 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is import unit value index in Tanzania?
- Import unit value index in Tanzania was 122.9 2015 = 100 in 2025, according to Handbook of Statistics and data files., UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
- What is the highest import unit value index recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 133.7 2015 = 100 in 2022.
- What is the lowest import unit value index recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.3 2015 = 100 in 1987.
- How does Tanzania rank for import unit value index?
- Tanzania ranks 149th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is import unit value index rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Handbook of Statistics and data files., UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), published as part of Import unit value index (2015 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Import unit value indices come from UNCTAD's trade database. Unit value indices are based on data reported by countries that demonstrate consistency under UNCTAD quality controls, supplemented by UNCTAD’s estimates using the previous year’s trade values at the Standard International Trade Classification three-digit level as weights. To improve data coverage, especially for the latest periods, UNCTAD constructs a set of average prices indexes at the three-digit product classification of the Standard International Trade Classification revision 3 using UNCTAD’s Commodity Price Statistics, international and national sources, and UNCTAD secretariat estimates. This indicator is an index series where 2015=100.