Tanzania - Imports of goods and services

Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$)

The latest value for Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$) in Tanzania was $8,974,663,000 as of 2010. Over the past 34 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $8,974,663,000 in 2010 and $696,688,200 in 1976.

Definition: Imports of goods and services comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.

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Year Value
1976 $696,688,200
1977 $810,692,600
1978 $1,237,803,000
1979 $1,198,302,000
1980 $1,384,112,000
1981 $1,313,332,000
1982 $1,145,047,000
1983 $869,980,100
1984 $935,048,800
1985 $1,077,933,000
1986 $1,132,301,000
1987 $1,224,877,000
1988 $1,296,417,000
1989 $1,342,608,000
1990 $1,474,065,000
1991 $1,530,010,000
1992 $1,676,484,000
1993 $2,021,005,000
1994 $1,812,612,000
1995 $2,139,365,000
1996 $2,166,503,000
1997 $1,961,794,000
1998 $2,353,409,000
1999 $2,210,403,000
2000 $2,050,004,000
2001 $2,209,689,000
2002 $2,143,860,000
2003 $2,659,159,000
2004 $3,457,555,000
2005 $4,204,894,000
2006 $5,113,448,000
2007 $6,274,320,000
2008 $8,661,194,000
2009 $7,543,208,000
2010 $8,974,663,000

Imports of goods and services (current US$)

The latest value for Imports of goods and services (current US$) in Tanzania was $8,653,368,000 as of 2010. Over the past 20 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $8,653,368,000 in 2010 and $1,595,096,000 in 1990.

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.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

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Year Value
1990 $1,595,096,000
1991 $1,667,357,000
1992 $1,810,821,000
1993 $2,031,248,000
1994 $1,967,855,000
1995 $2,181,328,000
1996 $2,075,101,000
1997 $1,973,953,000
1998 $2,338,157,000
1999 $2,216,376,000
2000 $2,049,986,000
2001 $2,210,005,000
2002 $2,143,867,000
2003 $2,659,566,000
2004 $3,343,149,000
2005 $4,204,537,000
2006 $5,115,901,000
2007 $6,915,233,000
2008 $8,034,780,000
2009 $7,511,363,000
2010 $8,653,368,000

Imports of goods and services (current LCU)

The value for Imports of goods and services (current LCU) in Tanzania was 12,195,000,000,000 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 12,195,000,000,000 in 2010 and a minimum value of 311,133,000,000 in 1990.

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 local currency.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

Year Value
1990 311,133,000,000
1991 365,413,000,000
1992 539,096,000,000
1993 823,212,000,000
1994 1,002,880,000,000
1995 1,253,740,000,000
1996 1,203,520,000,000
1997 1,208,300,000,000
1998 1,554,100,000,000
1999 1,650,670,000,000
2000 1,640,830,000,000
2001 1,936,870,000,000
2002 2,072,230,000,000
2003 2,761,740,000,000
2004 3,641,810,000,000
2005 4,746,650,000,000
2006 6,404,600,000,000
2007 8,609,710,000,000
2008 9,612,090,000,000
2009 9,917,340,000,000
2010 12,195,000,000,000

Imports of goods and services (constant 2000 US$)

The latest value for Imports of goods and services (constant 2000 US$) in Tanzania was 6,894,099,000 as of 2010. Over the past 20 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 7,116,875,000 in 2009 and 1,263,014,000 in 1990.

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 constant 2000 U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

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Year Value
1990 1,263,014,000
1991 1,287,917,000
1992 1,343,081,000
1993 1,498,051,000
1994 1,432,179,000
1995 1,515,655,000
1996 1,342,403,000
1997 1,384,697,000
1998 1,879,196,000
1999 2,047,225,000
2000 2,049,986,000
2001 2,221,282,000
2002 2,422,426,000
2003 2,942,193,000
2004 3,223,331,000
2005 4,326,228,000
2006 4,773,869,000
2007 5,553,858,000
2008 6,235,351,000
2009 7,116,875,000
2010 6,894,099,000

Imports of goods and services (annual % growth)

The value for Imports of goods and services (annual % growth) in Tanzania was -3.13 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 35.71 in 1998 and a minimum value of -11.43 in 1996.

Definition: Annual growth rate of imports of goods and services based on constant local currency. Aggregates are based on constant 2000 U.S. dollars. 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.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

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Year Value
1991 1.97
1992 4.28
1993 11.54
1994 -4.40
1995 5.83
1996 -11.43
1997 3.15
1998 35.71
1999 8.94
2000 0.13
2001 8.36
2002 9.06
2003 21.46
2004 9.56
2005 34.22
2006 10.35
2007 16.34
2008 12.27
2009 14.14
2010 -3.13

Imports of goods and services (constant LCU)

The value for Imports of goods and services (constant LCU) in Tanzania was 6,011,390,000,000 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 6,205,650,000,000 in 2009 and a minimum value of 1,101,300,000,000 in 1990.

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 constant local currency.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

Year Value
1990 1,101,300,000,000
1991 1,123,020,000,000
1992 1,171,120,000,000
1993 1,306,240,000,000
1994 1,248,810,000,000
1995 1,321,590,000,000
1996 1,170,520,000,000
1997 1,207,400,000,000
1998 1,638,590,000,000
1999 1,785,100,000,000
2000 1,787,510,000,000
2001 1,936,870,000,000
2002 2,112,260,000,000
2003 2,565,480,000,000
2004 2,810,620,000,000
2005 3,772,310,000,000
2006 4,162,630,000,000
2007 4,842,750,000,000
2008 5,436,990,000,000
2009 6,205,650,000,000
2010 6,011,390,000,000

Imports of goods and services (% of GDP)

Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) in Tanzania was 37.76 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 47.71 in 1993, while its lowest value was 19.84 in 2002.

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.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

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Year Value
1990 37.45
1991 33.64
1992 39.35
1993 47.71
1994 43.62
1995 41.51
1996 31.94
1997 25.69
1998 25.02
1999 22.85
2000 20.13
2001 21.28
2002 19.84
2003 22.81
2004 26.07
2005 29.73
2006 35.70
2007 41.10
2008 38.79
2009 35.15
2010 37.76

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments