Tanzania: Imports, billion dollars

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 Tanzania

Imports of goods and services, billion USD

 Latest value 18.02
 Year 2025
 Measure billion U.S. dollars
 Data availability 1990 - 2025
 Average 7.19
 Min - Max 1.60 - 18.02
 Source The World Bank
The latest value from 2025 is 18.02 billion U.S. dollars, an increase from 17.1 billion U.S. dollars in 2024. In comparison, the world average is 194.26 billion U.S. dollars, based on data from 135 countries. Historically, the average for Tanzania from 1990 to 2025 is 7.19 billion U.S. dollars. The minimum value, 1.6 billion U.S. dollars, was reached in 1990 while the maximum of 18.02 billion U.S. dollars was recorded in 2025. See the global rankings or world map for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Tanzania - Imports, billion dollars - Recent values chart

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Tanzania - Imports, billion dollars - historical chart - 1990-2025




Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

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 Terms of trade 120.10 2024 percent
 Trade openness 38.97 2025 percent
 Financial openness -1.248 2022 index points
 Exports, percent of GDP 18.98 2025 percent
 Exports, billion dollars 17.11 2025 billion U.S. dollars
 Growth of exports -5.02 2025 percent
 Imports, percent of GDP 19.99 2025 percent
 Imports, billion dollars 18.02 2025 billion U.S. dollars
 Foreign Direct Investment, percent of GDP 2.17 2024 percent
 Foreign Direct Investment, billion dollars 1.72 2024 billion U.S. dollars
 Portfolio investment inflows, equities 5.50 2024 million dollars (current)
 Current account, percent of GDP -3.00 2024 percent
 Current account, in dollars -2.38 2024 billion U.S. dollars
 Trade balance, percent of GDP -1.00 2025 percent
 Trade balance, in dollars -1.02 2024 billion U.S. dollars
 Reserves 5.05 2018 billion U.S. dollars
 Remittances, percent of GDP 1.42 2024 percent
 Remittances 1,123.26 2024 million U.S. dollars
 Net errors and omissions 15.34 2024 million USD
 External debt 44.15 2023 percent
 Short-term external debt 12.65 2023 percent
 Short-term debt to reserves 51.14 2018 percent
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