Customs and other import duties in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: Customs and other import duties was 18.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Customs and other import duties in Tanzania, United Republic of, 2009–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of tax revenue.
Analysis
In 2024, customs and other import duties in Tanzania, United Republic of stood at 18.8%.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and up 145.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, customs and other import duties in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 19.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.5%, in 2018.
Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 27th of 151 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Customs and other import duties in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year
| Year | % of tax revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 8.3% | — |
| 2010 | 8.3% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 8.5% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 7.7% | -9.7% |
| 2013 | 7.5% | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 7.7% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 7.9% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 9.7% | +22.0% |
| 2017 | 9.7% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 7.5% | -23.4% |
| 2019 | 10.6% | +42.5% |
| 2020 | 17.1% | +60.4% |
| 2021 | 17.8% | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 18.5% | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 19.1% | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 18.8% | -1.3% |
Tanzania, United Republic of compared with similar countries
- Tanzania, United Republic of's 18.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.8%, 2.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Tanzania, United Republic of's 18.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.7%, 1.5× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Customs and other import duties in Tanzania, United Republic of changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +60.4% | 10.6% | 17.1% |
| 2019 | +42.5% | 7.5% | 10.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.3% | 8.3% | 8.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 8.5% | 7.5% | 10.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.3% | 17.1% | 19.1% | 5 |
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More public sector data for Tanzania, United Republic of
- Arms imports 52.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.8276 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0007 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 550 % change on previous year (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 52.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2021)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 13.43 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0116 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -2.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 920.85 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 58.7 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is customs and other import duties in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Customs and other import duties in Tanzania, United Republic of was 18.8% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest customs and other import duties recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 19.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest customs and other import duties recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5% in 2018.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for customs and other import duties?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 27th out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is customs and other import duties rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 145.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania, United Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Customs and other import duties (% of tax revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes and duties on imports are taxes on goods and services that become payable at the moment when goods enter the economic territory or when services are delivered by non-resident producers to residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of tax revenue which includes compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units.