Trade, Overall in Tanzania
Tanzania: Trade, Overall was 0.7846 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Trade, Overall in Tanzania, 1976–2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 0.7846 for trade, overall in 2014.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trade, overall in Tanzania peaked at 0.7861 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.2709, in 1979.
That places Tanzania 62nd out of 90 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Trade, Overall in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 0.307 | — |
| 1977 | 0.3144 | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 0.3093 | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 0.2709 | -12.4% |
| 1980 | 0.2773 | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 0.2719 | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 0.2719 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.3052 | +12.3% |
| 1984 | 0.3052 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.3052 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.3052 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.3826 | +25.4% |
| 1988 | 0.3826 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.3826 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.3826 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.3826 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.3826 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.5619 | +46.9% |
| 1994 | 0.6285 | +11.9% |
| 1995 | 0.6285 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.7619 | +21.2% |
| 1997 | 0.7017 | -7.9% |
| 1998 | 0.7106 | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.7106 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.7079 | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.7079 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.7079 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.7313 | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 0.7313 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.752 | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 0.7553 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.7553 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.7507 | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.7852 | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 0.7838 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.7861 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.7825 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.7827 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.7846 | +0.2% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 0.7846 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6957, 1.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 0.7846 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6866, 1.1× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Trade, Overall 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +46.9% | 0.3826 | 0.5619 |
| 1987 | +25.4% | 0.3052 | 0.3826 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3004 | 0.2709 | 0.3144 | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.319 | 0.2719 | 0.3826 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5851 | 0.3826 | 0.7619 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7385 | 0.7079 | 0.7852 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7839 | 0.7825 | 0.7861 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
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- Imports of low carbon technology products, Percent of GDP 0.6559 (2024)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 7.58 units per person (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is trade, overall in Tanzania?
- Trade, overall in Tanzania was 0.7846 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest trade, overall recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7861 in 2011.
- What is the lowest trade, overall recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2709 in 1979.
- How does Tanzania rank for trade, overall?
- Tanzania ranks 62nd out of 90 countries with data for 2014.
- Is trade, overall rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Trade, Overall. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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