Travel services in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: Travel services was 19.4% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Travel services in Tanzania, United Republic of, 1976–2024
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for travel services in Tanzania, United Republic of is 19.4%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.1% on the previous year and down 54.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 57.5% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 4.6%, in 1979.
That places Tanzania, United Republic of 105th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Travel services in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 7.6% | — |
| 1977 | 8.4% | +9.7% |
| 1978 | 5.9% | -29.1% |
| 1979 | 4.6% | -22.4% |
| 1980 | 6.7% | +46.2% |
| 1981 | 5.9% | -12.6% |
| 1982 | 8.8% | +48.7% |
| 1983 | 11.4% | +30.6% |
| 1984 | 8.6% | -25.1% |
| 1985 | 7.5% | -12.3% |
| 1986 | 6.7% | -10.4% |
| 1987 | 10.2% | +52.0% |
| 1988 | 8.6% | -16.4% |
| 1989 | 8.5% | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 7.9% | -7.1% |
| 1991 | 20.1% | +154.0% |
| 1992 | 21.3% | +5.7% |
| 1993 | 29.8% | +40.1% |
| 1994 | 47.0% | +57.7% |
| 1995 | 49.4% | +5.2% |
| 1996 | 46.7% | -5.5% |
| 1997 | 57.5% | +23.1% |
| 1998 | 55.8% | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 51.1% | -8.4% |
| 2000 | 54.4% | +6.5% |
| 2001 | 51.6% | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 55.3% | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 51.6% | -6.7% |
| 2004 | 48.3% | -6.4% |
| 2005 | 49.0% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 44.1% | -9.9% |
| 2007 | 43.6% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 44.3% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 45.5% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 45.1% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 41.7% | -7.6% |
| 2012 | 41.9% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 42.5% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 42.7% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 47.3% | +10.7% |
| 2016 | 47.0% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 41.7% | -11.3% |
| 2018 | 39.6% | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 38.4% | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 16.9% | -55.9% |
| 2021 | 13.6% | -19.5% |
| 2022 | 15.2% | +11.5% |
| 2023 | 20.6% | +35.7% |
| 2024 | 19.4% | -6.1% |
Tanzania, United Republic of compared with similar countries
- Tanzania, United Republic of's 19.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 17.6%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tanzania, United Republic of's 19.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.3%, 2.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Travel services in Tanzania, United Republic of 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +154.0% | 7.9% | 20.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.6% | 4.6% | 8.4% | 4 |
| 1980s | 8.3% | 5.9% | 11.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 38.7% | 7.9% | 57.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.8% | 43.6% | 55.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.8% | 38.4% | 47.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.1% | 13.6% | 20.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania, United Republic of
More private sector data for Tanzania, United Republic of
- 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 travel services in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Travel services in Tanzania, United Republic of was 19.4% in 2024, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 57.5% in 1997.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.6% in 1979.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for travel services?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 105th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tanzania, United Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Travel services (% of commercial service imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.