The United Republic of Tanzania is located on the south-eastern coast of Africa, bordering the Indian Ocean.

It imports products worth $14.208 billion globally in 2022. This export value represents a 42% increase from the 2021 value of $10 billion.

Tanzania's top 10 imports in 2022

1.Mineral fuels, oils, distillation products (25%)

2.Machinery, nuclear reactors, boilers (11%)

3.Vehicles other than railway, tramway (9.3%)

4. Plastics (5.7%)

5. Electrical, electronic equipment (5.5%)

6. Iron and steel (5.4%)

7. Pharmaceutical products (4.7%)

8. Fertilizers (3.5%)

9. Cereals (2.8%)

10.Miscellaneous chemical products (2.6%)

Tanzania 2022 Major Suppliers

1.China (25%)

2.United Arab Emirates (16%)

3.India (13%)

4.Saudi Arabia (3.9%)

5.South Africa (3.5%)

6.Japan (3.3%)

7. Kenya (2.7%)

8.United States (2.2%)

9. Turkey (1.6%)

10. Germany (1.6%)

The value of products exported to the world in 2022 amounted to $6.82 billion. This export value represents a 79.7% increase from the 2021 value of $6.4 billion.

Tanzania's five most valuable exports are unwrought gold, cashew or Brazil nuts and coconuts, copper ores and concentrates, dried shelled vegetables, and then rice. Together, these five key exports account for more than half (53.2%) of Tanzania's total exports in 2022 in terms of value.

Tanzania's top 10 exports in 2022

1. Gems, precious metals: $3 billion (44% of total exports)

2. Cereals: $287.2 million (4.2%)

3. Coffee, tea, spices: $262.2 million (3.8%)

4. Fruits, nuts: $258.9 million (3.8%)

5. Fossil fuels, including oil: $256.4 million (3.8%)

6. Oilseeds: $230.5 million (3.4%)

7. Ore, slag, ash: $230.4 million (3.4%)

8. Vegetables: $213.2 million (3.1%)

9. Tobacco, artificial substitutes: $213.1 million (3.1%)

10. Fish: $168.3 million (2.5%)

Mineral fuels, including oil, are the fastest growing of Tanzania's top 10 export categories in 2022, growing by 273.8% from 2021 to 2022. The second largest increase in the value of exports was in ores, slag and ash, which grew by 73.7%. This product category was driven by increased international sales of copper ores and concentrates. Tanzania's exports of fruits and nuts grew the third fastest in value terms, increasing by 44.3%.

The biggest fall in Tanzania's top 10 export categories was vegetables, down -31.4% year-on-year.

According to the HSN code, Tanzania's highest valued export product is unwrought gold (41.5% of Tanzania's total exports), followed by cashew nuts or Brazil nuts and coconuts (3.4%), copper ores and concentrates (2.8%) , dried shelled vegetables (2.7%), rice (2.7%), coffee (also 2.7%), unprocessed tobacco and tobacco wastes (2.6%), coal that including solid fuels made from coal (2.3%), oilseeds (2.2%), and maize (1.3%).

Tanzania's main trading partners in 2022

The latest Tendata Customs data show that Tanzania's exports are mainly purchased from importers in India (17.3% of Tanzania's global total), South Africa (13.6%), the United Arab Emirates (11.2%), Kenya (5.6%), Switzerland (5.3%), Mainland China (4.3%), and the Democratic Republic of Congo (4.1%), Uganda (3.9%), Rwanda (3.8%), Burundi (3.1%), Singapore (2.7%) and Belgium (2.6%).

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