Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) in Tanzania
Tanzania: Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) was 11.4% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Manufactures exports in Tanzania, 1976–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 11.4% for manufactures exports in 2025.
That represents a change of up 5.3% on the previous year and down 42.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures exports in Tanzania peaked at 73.7% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 7.6%, in 1977.
That places Tanzania 138th out of 196 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 10.5% | — |
| 1977 | 7.6% | -28.0% |
| 1978 | 12.3% | +63.1% |
| 1979 | 17.2% | +39.5% |
| 1980 | 14.1% | -17.7% |
| 1981 | 10.6% | -24.8% |
| 1987 | 7.8% | -27.1% |
| 1997 | 10.4% | +34.0% |
| 1998 | 19.7% | +89.6% |
| 1999 | 15.4% | -21.8% |
| 2000 | 16.2% | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 12.1% | -25.6% |
| 2002 | 10.5% | -13.2% |
| 2003 | 9.5% | -9.0% |
| 2004 | 10.1% | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 9.0% | -10.4% |
| 2006 | 11.9% | +31.9% |
| 2007 | 16.6% | +39.7% |
| 2008 | 23.5% | +41.4% |
| 2009 | 17.9% | -23.9% |
| 2010 | 18.1% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 16.0% | -11.7% |
| 2012 | 16.8% | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 18.5% | +10.2% |
| 2014 | 14.6% | -21.3% |
| 2015 | 19.7% | +35.4% |
| 2016 | 16.4% | -17.1% |
| 2017 | 15.9% | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 73.7% | +364.4% |
| 2019 | 15.1% | -79.5% |
| 2020 | 11.4% | -24.2% |
| 2021 | 13.8% | +21.1% |
| 2022 | 15.4% | +11.1% |
| 2023 | 11.9% | -22.5% |
| 2024 | 10.8% | -9.5% |
| 2025 | 11.4% | +5.3% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 11.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 22.3%, 51% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 11.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.5%, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) in Tanzania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +364.4% | 15.9% | 73.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.9% | 7.6% | 17.2% | 4 |
| 1980s | 10.8% | 7.8% | 14.1% | 3 |
| 1990s | 15.2% | 10.4% | 19.7% | 3 |
| 2000s | 13.7% | 9.0% | 23.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.5% | 14.6% | 73.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.5% | 10.8% | 15.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
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)
- 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)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1104 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufactures exports in Tanzania?
- Manufactures exports in Tanzania was 11.4% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures exports recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 73.7% in 2018.
- What is the lowest manufactures exports recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.6% in 1977.
- How does Tanzania rank for manufactures exports?
- Tanzania ranks 138th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufactures exports rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 36 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Manufactures comprise commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 5 (chemicals), 6 (basic manufactures), 7 (machinery and transport equipment), and 8 (miscellaneous manufactured goods), excluding division 68 (non-ferrous metals). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.