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 $9,181,001,000 as of 2020. Over the past 44 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $13,566,070,000 in 2014 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, 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 $8,674,166,000
2009 $7,556,098,000
2010 $9,054,392,000
2011 $12,035,570,000
2012 $12,678,020,000
2013 $13,517,600,000
2014 $13,566,070,000
2015 $12,472,180,000
2016 $10,640,070,000
2017 $9,591,583,000
2018 $10,399,000,000
2019 $10,575,570,000
2020 $9,181,001,000

Imports of goods and services (current US$)

The latest value for Imports of goods and services (current US$) in Tanzania was $9,554,154,000 as of 2020. Over the past 30 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $13,633,800,000 in 2014 and $1,595,097,000 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 $1,595,097,000
1991 $1,667,354,000
1992 $1,810,821,000
1993 $2,031,248,000
1994 $1,967,856,000
1995 $2,181,321,000
1996 $2,075,113,000
1997 $1,973,945,000
1998 $1,952,294,000
1999 $1,887,628,000
2000 $1,761,854,000
2001 $1,926,994,000
2002 $1,868,591,000
2003 $2,336,990,000
2004 $2,927,991,000
2005 $3,675,376,000
2006 $4,541,767,000
2007 $6,165,941,000
2008 $8,259,952,000
2009 $7,368,749,000
2010 $8,974,526,000
2011 $11,967,750,000
2012 $12,687,180,000
2013 $13,529,850,000
2014 $13,633,800,000
2015 $11,206,350,000
2016 $9,492,152,000
2017 $9,117,114,000
2018 $10,205,640,000
2019 $10,363,470,000
2020 $9,554,154,000

Imports of goods and services (current LCU)

The value for Imports of goods and services (current LCU) in Tanzania was 21,918,600,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 23,713,800,000,000 in 2019 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 1,297,630,000,000
1999 1,405,830,000,000
2000 1,410,200,000,000
2001 1,688,840,000,000
2002 1,806,150,000,000
2003 2,426,770,000,000
2004 3,189,560,000,000
2005 4,149,260,000,000
2006 5,685,840,000,000
2007 7,676,820,000,000
2008 9,888,670,000,000
2009 9,729,180,000,000
2010 12,525,100,000,000
2011 18,639,000,000,000
2012 19,940,400,000,000
2013 21,614,700,000,000
2014 22,539,800,000,000
2015 22,316,200,000,000
2016 20,665,200,000,000
2017 20,320,700,000,000
2018 23,103,300,000,000
2019 23,713,800,000,000
2020 21,918,600,000,000

Imports of goods and services (constant 2010 US$)

The latest value for Imports of goods and services (constant 2010 US$) in Tanzania was 10,079,930,000 as of 2020. Over the past 30 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 11,823,800,000 in 2014 and 1,563,082,000 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 2010 U.S. dollars.

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

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Year Value
1990 1,563,082,000
1991 1,593,902,000
1992 1,662,172,000
1993 1,853,960,000
1994 1,772,438,000
1995 1,875,746,000
1996 1,661,333,000
1997 1,713,675,000
1998 2,325,658,000
1999 2,558,307,000
2000 2,569,984,000
2001 2,821,362,000
2002 3,076,117,000
2003 3,754,504,000
2004 4,105,081,000
2005 5,503,326,000
2006 6,130,751,000
2007 7,197,147,000
2008 7,362,498,000
2009 7,211,812,000
2010 8,263,469,000
2011 10,381,050,000
2012 10,318,630,000
2013 11,447,440,000
2014 11,823,800,000
2015 11,206,350,000
2016 10,209,570,000
2017 9,480,530,000
2018 11,060,460,000
2019 10,906,560,000
2020 10,079,930,000

Imports of goods and services (annual % growth)

The value for Imports of goods and services (annual % growth) in Tanzania was -7.58 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 29 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 2010 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 10.00
2000 0.46
2001 9.78
2002 9.03
2003 22.05
2004 9.34
2005 34.06
2006 11.40
2007 17.39
2008 2.30
2009 -2.05
2010 14.58
2011 25.63
2012 -0.60
2013 10.94
2014 3.29
2015 -5.22
2016 -8.89
2017 -7.14
2018 16.67
2019 -1.39
2020 -7.58

Imports of goods and services (constant LCU)

The value for Imports of goods and services (constant LCU) in Tanzania was 20,073,100,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 23,545,800,000,000 in 2014 and a minimum value of 3,112,710,000,000 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 3,112,710,000,000
1991 3,174,080,000,000
1992 3,310,030,000,000
1993 3,691,960,000,000
1994 3,529,620,000,000
1995 3,735,340,000,000
1996 3,308,360,000,000
1997 3,412,600,000,000
1998 4,631,290,000,000
1999 5,094,590,000,000
2000 5,117,840,000,000
2001 5,618,440,000,000
2002 6,125,750,000,000
2003 7,476,690,000,000
2004 8,174,820,000,000
2005 10,959,300,000,000
2006 12,208,700,000,000
2007 14,332,300,000,000
2008 14,661,600,000,000
2009 14,361,500,000,000
2010 16,455,800,000,000
2011 20,672,700,000,000
2012 20,548,400,000,000
2013 22,796,300,000,000
2014 23,545,800,000,000
2015 22,316,200,000,000
2016 20,331,300,000,000
2017 18,879,400,000,000
2018 22,025,700,000,000
2019 21,719,200,000,000
2020 20,073,100,000,000

Imports of goods and services (% of GDP)

Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) in Tanzania was 15.31 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 47.71 in 1993, while its lowest value was 13.17 in 2000.

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 15.91
1999 14.85
2000 13.17
2001 14.19
2002 13.21
2003 15.35
2004 17.56
2005 19.98
2006 24.35
2007 28.23
2008 29.56
2009 25.34
2010 28.03
2011 34.53
2012 32.00
2013 29.62
2014 27.29
2015 23.65
2016 19.07
2017 17.10
2018 17.90
2019 16.95
2020 15.31

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments