Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) in Tanzania
Tanzania: Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) was 15.6% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Medium and high-tech exports in Tanzania, 1990–2024
Source: Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % manufactured exports.
Analysis
In 2024, medium and high-tech exports in Tanzania stood at 15.6%.
The figure is down 24.0% on the previous year and up 38.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medium and high-tech exports in Tanzania peaked at 37.7% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 2002.
Tanzania ranks 112th of 153 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | % manufactured exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9.0% | — |
| 1991 | 9.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 9.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 9.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 9.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 9.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 9.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 9.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 29.9% | +233.8% |
| 1999 | 30.7% | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 7.3% | -76.1% |
| 2001 | 5.8% | -21.4% |
| 2002 | 4.3% | -25.5% |
| 2003 | 6.9% | +59.3% |
| 2004 | 7.8% | +14.4% |
| 2005 | 9.9% | +25.7% |
| 2006 | 11.3% | +14.6% |
| 2007 | 13.1% | +15.9% |
| 2008 | 22.8% | +74.4% |
| 2009 | 20.4% | -10.6% |
| 2010 | 13.6% | -33.5% |
| 2011 | 16.7% | +22.7% |
| 2012 | 22.9% | +37.5% |
| 2013 | 22.4% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 11.3% | -49.7% |
| 2015 | 20.2% | +79.4% |
| 2016 | 11.4% | -43.3% |
| 2017 | 17.3% | +51.4% |
| 2018 | 37.7% | +117.2% |
| 2019 | 15.0% | -60.1% |
| 2020 | 17.7% | +17.7% |
| 2021 | 20.7% | +17.1% |
| 2022 | 18.4% | -11.5% |
| 2023 | 20.5% | +11.6% |
| 2024 | 15.6% | -24.0% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 15.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 18.9%, 82% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 15.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18.1%, 86% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +233.8% | 9.0% | 29.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.2% | 9.0% | 30.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.0% | 4.3% | 22.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.8% | 11.3% | 37.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.6% | 15.6% | 20.7% | 5 |
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)
- 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 medium and high-tech exports in Tanzania?
- Medium and high-tech exports in Tanzania was 15.6% in 2024, according to Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest medium and high-tech exports recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 37.7% in 2018.
- What is the lowest medium and high-tech exports recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 2002.
- How does Tanzania rank for medium and high-tech exports?
- Tanzania ranks 112th out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is medium and high-tech exports rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as part of Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of medium and high-tech manufactured exports in total manufactured exports.