Import value index in Tanzania
Tanzania: Import value index was 133.1 2015 = 100 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Import value index in Tanzania, 2005–2024
Source: UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in 2015 = 100.
Analysis
In 2024, import value index in Tanzania stood at 133.1 2015 = 100. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.9% on the previous year and up 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, import value index in Tanzania peaked at 133.1 2015 = 100 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 30.1 2015 = 100, in 2005.
Tanzania ranks 137th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Import value index in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | 2015 = 100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 30.1 2015 = 100 | — |
| 2006 | 39.1 2015 = 100 | +29.9% |
| 2007 | 49.1 2015 = 100 | +25.6% |
| 2008 | 71.2 2015 = 100 | +45.0% |
| 2009 | 59.1 2015 = 100 | -17.0% |
| 2010 | 73 2015 = 100 | +23.5% |
| 2011 | 100.1 2015 = 100 | +37.1% |
| 2012 | 103.8 2015 = 100 | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 111.8 2015 = 100 | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 111.3 2015 = 100 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 100 2015 = 100 | -10.2% |
| 2016 | 86.2 2015 = 100 | -13.8% |
| 2017 | 76.9 2015 = 100 | -10.8% |
| 2018 | 83.5 2015 = 100 | +8.6% |
| 2019 | 86.5 2015 = 100 | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 77.8 2015 = 100 | -10.1% |
| 2021 | 92.6 2015 = 100 | +19.0% |
| 2022 | 130.6 2015 = 100 | +41.0% |
| 2023 | 125.7 2015 = 100 | -3.8% |
| 2024 | 133.1 2015 = 100 | +5.9% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 133.1 2015 = 100 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 148.6 2015 = 100, 90% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 133.1 2015 = 100 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 136.5 2015 = 100, 98% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.72 2015 = 100 | 30.1 2015 = 100 | 71.2 2015 = 100 | 5 |
| 2010s | 93.31 2015 = 100 | 73 2015 = 100 | 111.8 2015 = 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 111.96 2015 = 100 | 77.8 2015 = 100 | 133.1 2015 = 100 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
More private sector data for Tanzania
- Merchandise trade 27.5% (2025)
- Food imports 9.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 68.3% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 14.81 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 37.4% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 10.8% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 9.96 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 141.13 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1104 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 14.41 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is import value index in Tanzania?
- Import value index in Tanzania was 133.1 2015 = 100 in 2024, according to UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
- What is the highest import value index recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 133.1 2015 = 100 in 2024.
- What is the lowest import value index recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.1 2015 = 100 in 2005.
- How does Tanzania rank for import value index?
- Tanzania ranks 137th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is import value index rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), published as part of Import value index (2015 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Import value indexes are the current value of imports (c.i.f.) converted to U.S. dollars and expressed as a percentage of the average for the base period (2015). UNCTAD's import value indexes are reported for most economies.