Customs and other import duties (% of tax revenue) in Tanzania
Tanzania: Customs and other import duties (% of tax revenue) was 19.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Customs and other import duties in Tanzania, 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 stood at 19.5%.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 154.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, customs and other import duties in Tanzania peaked at 19.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 7.5%, in 2013.
Tanzania ranks 23rd 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 (% of tax revenue) in Tanzania, 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 | 19.3% | +98.4% |
| 2019 | 19.8% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 16.3% | -17.5% |
| 2021 | 18.2% | +11.6% |
| 2022 | 18.8% | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 19.1% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 19.5% | +2.4% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 19.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.8%, 2.2× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 19.5% 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 (% of tax revenue) in Tanzania 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +98.4% | 9.7% | 19.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.3% | 8.3% | 8.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 10.6% | 7.5% | 19.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.4% | 16.3% | 19.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 20 Cape Verde 20.3% compare
- 21 Togo 20.3% compare
- 22 Lesotho 19.6% compare
- 24 Andorra 19.4% compare
- 25 Madagascar 19.3% compare
- 26 Seychelles 19.2%
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Frequently asked questions
- What is customs and other import duties in Tanzania?
- Customs and other import duties in Tanzania was 19.5% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 19.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest customs and other import duties recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5% in 2013.
- How does Tanzania rank for customs and other import duties?
- Tanzania ranks 23rd out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is customs and other import duties rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 154.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania 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.