Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Tanzania
Tanzania: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region was 32.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Tanzania, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
In 2023, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Tanzania stood at 32.4%.
The figure is up 21.5% on the previous year and up 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Tanzania peaked at 37.7% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 6.3%, in 1961.
That places Tanzania 35th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 9.7% | — |
| 1961 | 6.3% | -35.3% |
| 1962 | 8.5% | +34.4% |
| 1963 | 11.6% | +36.9% |
| 1964 | 11.7% | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 18.4% | +56.7% |
| 1966 | 13.8% | -24.8% |
| 1967 | 12.8% | -7.4% |
| 1968 | 14.9% | +16.4% |
| 1969 | 15.3% | +2.8% |
| 1970 | 12.2% | -20.3% |
| 1971 | 18.7% | +53.4% |
| 1972 | 25.5% | +36.1% |
| 1973 | 23.3% | -8.5% |
| 1974 | 15.8% | -32.0% |
| 1975 | 19.4% | +22.4% |
| 1976 | 13.6% | -30.1% |
| 1977 | 11.3% | -16.3% |
| 1978 | 10.6% | -6.8% |
| 1979 | 13.9% | +31.0% |
| 1980 | 15.1% | +9.0% |
| 1981 | 21.5% | +42.2% |
| 1982 | 10.5% | -51.1% |
| 1983 | 9.9% | -5.8% |
| 1984 | 12.6% | +27.5% |
| 1985 | 12.4% | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 7.4% | -40.3% |
| 1987 | 14.4% | +94.1% |
| 1988 | 10.6% | -26.0% |
| 1989 | 16.9% | +59.2% |
| 1990 | 25.1% | +48.5% |
| 1991 | 17.6% | -29.9% |
| 1992 | 18.6% | +5.5% |
| 1993 | 22.8% | +22.9% |
| 1994 | 23.5% | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 22.9% | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 30.6% | +33.2% |
| 1997 | 25.4% | -16.9% |
| 1998 | 26.1% | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 24.5% | -6.4% |
| 2000 | 17.4% | -28.7% |
| 2001 | 13.8% | -20.8% |
| 2002 | 10.3% | -25.2% |
| 2003 | 9.5% | -8.0% |
| 2004 | 14.5% | +52.8% |
| 2005 | 14.6% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 14.4% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 15.2% | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 18.2% | +19.0% |
| 2009 | 22.9% | +25.9% |
| 2010 | 24.7% | +8.3% |
| 2011 | 20.6% | -16.6% |
| 2012 | 21.6% | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 26.7% | +24.0% |
| 2014 | 36.6% | +37.0% |
| 2015 | 32.6% | -11.1% |
| 2016 | 27.3% | -16.2% |
| 2017 | 37.7% | +38.2% |
| 2018 | 29.4% | -22.1% |
| 2019 | 32.6% | +10.8% |
| 2020 | 19.3% | -40.6% |
| 2021 | 24.3% | +25.4% |
| 2022 | 26.7% | +10.0% |
| 2023 | 32.4% | +21.5% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 32.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 19.4%, 1.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 32.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 22.0%, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.3% | 6.3% | 18.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 16.4% | 10.6% | 25.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.1% | 7.4% | 21.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.7% | 17.6% | 30.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.1% | 9.5% | 22.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.0% | 20.6% | 37.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.7% | 19.3% | 32.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 32 Oman 36.6% compare
- 33 Cameroon 35.9% compare
- 34 Equatorial Guinea 35.1% compare
- 36 Mauritania 32.4% compare
- 37 Comoros 31.9% compare
- 38 Guinea-Bissau 30.6% compare
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 low- and middle-income economies outside region in Tanzania?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Tanzania was 32.4% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 37.7% in 2017.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.3% in 1961.
- How does Tanzania rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region?
- Tanzania ranks 35th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions 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.