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Export Market

Tanzania

ISO: TZ / TZA

Country Profile

Capital Dodoma
Population 68.2M
GDP $78.8B (2024)
GDP per Capita $1,187
Income Level Lower-Middle Income
Currency Tanzanian shilling (TZS Sh)
Language English
Timezone UTC+03:00
Region Africa · Eastern Africa

Trade Partners

Tanzania Exports To

  • India 15.0%
  • UAE 14.0%
  • Uganda 12.0%
  • South Africa 10.0%
  • China 6.0%

Key exports: gold, refined petroleum, dried legumes, refined copper, coal (2023)

Tanzania Imports From

  • China 32.0%
  • India 13.0%
  • UAE 9.0%
  • Saudi Arabia 5.0%
  • Japan 4.0%

Key imports: refined petroleum, plastics, garments, fertilizers, wheat (2023)

Economic Overview

emerging lower middle-income East African economy; resource-rich and growing tourism; strong post-pandemic recovery from hospitality, electricity, mining, and transit sectors; declining poverty; stable inflation; gender-based violence economic and labor force disruptions

Government: presidential republic

UK Trade Status

FTA in Force

The UK has a free trade agreement with Tanzania, providing preferential market access for UK exporters.

Geographic Region

Africa

Trading Bloc Memberships

Tanzania is a member of the following trade agreements and economic blocs.

AfCFTA African Continental Free Trade Area Free Trade Area EAC East African Community Customs Union UK Agreement

Export Guidance

Relevant guidance for exporting to Tanzania.

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Official Resources

Government export support for Tanzania.

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