Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) in Tanzania
Tanzania: Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) was 73.7% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Manufactures imports in Tanzania, 1976–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 73.7% for manufactures imports in 2025.
That represents a change of up 7.9% on the previous year and up 75.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures imports in Tanzania peaked at 84.4% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 34.0%, in 1987.
Tanzania ranks 32nd of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 66.2% | — |
| 1977 | 72.2% | +9.1% |
| 1978 | 78.3% | +8.4% |
| 1979 | 78.4% | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 63.0% | -19.7% |
| 1981 | 60.5% | -3.9% |
| 1987 | 34.0% | -43.7% |
| 1995 | 84.4% | +148.0% |
| 1996 | 72.3% | -14.3% |
| 1997 | 66.0% | -8.7% |
| 1998 | 67.9% | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 72.5% | +6.9% |
| 2000 | 67.3% | -7.2% |
| 2001 | 68.6% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 70.8% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 64.7% | -8.6% |
| 2004 | 65.8% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 66.0% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 61.9% | -6.3% |
| 2007 | 55.4% | -10.5% |
| 2008 | 60.1% | +8.5% |
| 2009 | 66.5% | +10.5% |
| 2010 | 60.5% | -9.0% |
| 2011 | 56.3% | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 55.2% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 51.7% | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 60.3% | +16.7% |
| 2015 | 42.1% | -30.3% |
| 2016 | 68.7% | +63.3% |
| 2017 | 67.7% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 69.4% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 70.3% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 72.3% | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 68.1% | -5.8% |
| 2022 | 65.5% | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 67.0% | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 68.3% | +1.9% |
| 2025 | 73.7% | +7.9% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 73.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 58.5%, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 73.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 56.3%, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +148.0% | 34.0% | 84.4% |
| 2016 | +63.3% | 42.1% | 68.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 73.8% | 66.2% | 78.4% | 4 |
| 1980s | 52.5% | 34.0% | 63.0% | 3 |
| 1990s | 72.6% | 66.0% | 84.4% | 5 |
| 2000s | 64.7% | 55.4% | 70.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.2% | 42.1% | 70.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.2% | 65.5% | 73.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
More private sector data for Tanzania
- Merchandise trade 27.5% (2025)
- Food imports 8.2% (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)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1104 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufactures imports in Tanzania?
- Manufactures imports in Tanzania was 73.7% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures imports recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 84.4% in 1995.
- What is the lowest manufactures imports recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.0% in 1987.
- How does Tanzania rank for manufactures imports?
- Tanzania ranks 32nd out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufactures imports rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 imports (% of merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a 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.