What is the highest merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Tanzania?

The highest recorded value was 0.1366 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2011.

What is the lowest merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Tanzania?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0161 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1985.

How does Tanzania rank for merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp?

Tanzania ranks 152nd out of 203 countries with data for 2025.

Is merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Tanzania?

Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Tanzania data come from?

The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Tanzania

Name: Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Tanzania
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Tanzania: Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.1104 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.1104 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

up 0.6%

World rank

152nd

of 203 countries

All-time high

0.1366 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2011

All-time low

0.0161 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1985

Years of data

1960–2025

Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Tanzania, 1960–2025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Tanzania recorded 0.1104 current US$ per US$ of GDP for merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Tanzania peaked at 0.1366 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0161 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1985.

That places Tanzania 152nd out of 203 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.

Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Tanzania, year by year

Annual values for Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Tanzania, 1960 to 2025.
Year	current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1960	0.0585 current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1961	0.0488 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-16.5%
1962	0.0471 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.6%
1963	0.0518 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.0%
1964	0.06 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+15.9%
1965	0.0542 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.6%
1966	0.0605 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.6%
1967	0.0552 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.8%
1968	0.0492 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.8%
1969	0.0478 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.8%
1970	0.0884 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+84.7%
1971	0.0878 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.6%
1972	0.0933 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.2%
1973	0.0888 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.8%
1974	0.081 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.8%
1975	0.0649 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-19.8%
1976	0.068 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.7%
1977	0.0656 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.5%
1978	0.0514 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-21.6%
1979	0.0507 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.4%
1980	0.0448 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.6%
1981	0.0441 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.6%
1982	0.0323 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-26.7%
1983	0.0259 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-19.8%
1984	0.0231 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.9%
1985	0.0161 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-30.2%
1986	0.0333 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+106.7%
1987	0.0369 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.9%
1988	0.0371 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.5%
1989	0.0569 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+53.2%
1990	0.0535 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.9%
1991	0.0475 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.2%
1992	0.0623 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+31.0%
1993	0.0728 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+16.9%
1994	0.0792 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.9%
1995	0.0894 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.8%
1996	0.0831 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.0%
1997	0.0675 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-18.8%
1998	0.0484 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-28.3%
1999	0.0427 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.7%
2000	0.0549 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+28.4%
2001	0.0627 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+14.3%
2002	0.0694 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.5%
2003	0.0799 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+15.3%
2004	0.0887 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.0%
2005	0.0913 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.9%
2006	0.1002 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.7%
2007	0.0978 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.3%
2008	0.1117 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+14.1%
2009	0.1014 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.2%
2010	0.1265 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+24.8%
2011	0.1366 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.0%
2012	0.128 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.3%
2013	0.0999 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-22.0%
2014	0.0926 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.3%
2015	0.102 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.1%
2016	0.0904 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.3%
2017	0.0772 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-14.6%
2018	0.0709 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.2%
2019	0.082 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+15.7%
2020	0.0917 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.9%
2021	0.0905 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.4%
2022	0.0901 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.4%
2023	0.0921 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.2%
2024	0.1098 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+19.3%
2025	0.1104 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.6%

Tanzania compared with similar countries

Tanzania's 0.1104 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1884 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 59% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Tanzania's 0.1104 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1982 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 56% of the median. (47 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 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
1986	+106.7%	0.0161 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0333 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0533 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0471 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0605 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1970s	0.074 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0507 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0933 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.0351 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0161 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0569 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0646 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0427 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0894 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0858 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0549 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1117 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.1006 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0709 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1366 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0974 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0901 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1104 current US$ per US$ of GDP	6

Countries ranked near Tanzania

149 Dominican Republic 0.1223 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
150 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.1171 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
151 India 0.1126 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
153 Colombia 0.1095 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
154 Bangladesh 0.1056 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
155 Somalia 0.1 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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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$), annual growth rate 14.41 % change on previous year (2025)
Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 209.93 current US$ per person (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Tanzania?: Merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Tanzania was 0.1104 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Tanzania?: The highest recorded value was 0.1366 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2011.
What is the lowest merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Tanzania?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0161 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1985.
How does Tanzania rank for merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp?: Tanzania ranks 152nd out of 203 countries with data for 2025.
Is merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Tanzania?: Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Tanzania data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Merchandise exports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Merchandise exports (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)

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Indicator: Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 250 places, 13,939 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 18 August 2026

Merchandise exports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.