Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Tanzania
Tanzania: Merchandise exports to high-income economies was 31.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Tanzania, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
In 2023, merchandise exports to high-income economies in Tanzania stood at 31.4%.
That represents a change of down 10.1% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to high-income economies in Tanzania peaked at 91.6% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 25.3%, in 2017.
Tanzania ranks 176th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 86.5% | — |
| 1961 | 89.2% | +3.0% |
| 1962 | 86.1% | -3.5% |
| 1963 | 85.3% | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 86.1% | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 78.7% | -8.5% |
| 1966 | 79.1% | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 76.1% | -3.8% |
| 1968 | 67.3% | -11.6% |
| 1969 | 71.2% | +5.7% |
| 1970 | 69.9% | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 58.7% | -16.0% |
| 1972 | 53.2% | -9.4% |
| 1973 | 56.4% | +5.9% |
| 1974 | 63.9% | +13.3% |
| 1975 | 64.0% | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 76.0% | +18.7% |
| 1977 | 82.8% | +8.9% |
| 1978 | 82.0% | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 72.5% | -11.6% |
| 1980 | 71.6% | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 71.0% | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 83.2% | +17.2% |
| 1983 | 83.5% | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 80.6% | -3.5% |
| 1985 | 82.6% | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 91.6% | +10.9% |
| 1987 | 84.4% | -7.9% |
| 1988 | 89.2% | +5.8% |
| 1989 | 81.2% | -9.0% |
| 1990 | 66.6% | -18.0% |
| 1991 | 71.1% | +6.9% |
| 1992 | 64.0% | -10.0% |
| 1993 | 60.7% | -5.2% |
| 1994 | 60.4% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 61.3% | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 54.4% | -11.3% |
| 1997 | 60.0% | +10.2% |
| 1998 | 61.0% | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 58.5% | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 64.2% | +9.7% |
| 2001 | 74.7% | +16.3% |
| 2002 | 75.1% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 74.0% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 58.7% | -20.6% |
| 2005 | 50.0% | -14.9% |
| 2006 | 51.4% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 54.2% | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 49.2% | -9.2% |
| 2009 | 52.8% | +7.3% |
| 2010 | 40.4% | -23.5% |
| 2011 | 43.4% | +7.5% |
| 2012 | 39.7% | -8.5% |
| 2013 | 32.9% | -17.2% |
| 2014 | 25.3% | -22.9% |
| 2015 | 28.7% | +13.3% |
| 2016 | 38.1% | +32.8% |
| 2017 | 25.3% | -33.8% |
| 2018 | 30.4% | +20.5% |
| 2019 | 28.8% | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 42.9% | +49.0% |
| 2021 | 36.7% | -14.5% |
| 2022 | 34.9% | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 31.4% | -10.1% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 31.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 51.0%, 62% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 31.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 49.5%, 63% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 80.5% | 67.3% | 89.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 68.0% | 53.2% | 82.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 81.9% | 71.0% | 91.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 61.8% | 54.4% | 71.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.4% | 49.2% | 75.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.3% | 25.3% | 43.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.4% | 31.4% | 42.9% | 4 |
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 merchandise exports to high-income economies in Tanzania?
- Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Tanzania was 31.4% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 91.6% in 1986.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.3% in 2017.
- How does Tanzania rank for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- Tanzania ranks 176th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to high-income economies rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to high-income economies are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.