Taxes on international trade (current LCU) in Tanzania
Tanzania: Taxes on international trade (current LCU) was 5.14 trillion current LCU in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Taxes on international trade in Tanzania, 2009–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes on international trade in Tanzania is 5.14 trillion current LCU, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 18.6% on the previous year and up 586.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on international trade in Tanzania peaked at 5.14 trillion current LCU in 2024 and was at its lowest, 367.07 billion current LCU, in 2009.
Tanzania ranks 8th of 155 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Taxes on international trade (current LCU) in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 367.07 billion current LCU | — |
| 2010 | 367.07 billion current LCU | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 448.65 billion current LCU | +22.2% |
| 2012 | 535.00 billion current LCU | +19.2% |
| 2013 | 614.24 billion current LCU | +14.8% |
| 2014 | 748.59 billion current LCU | +21.9% |
| 2015 | 846.18 billion current LCU | +13.0% |
| 2016 | 1.24 trillion current LCU | +46.8% |
| 2017 | 1.50 trillion current LCU | +20.6% |
| 2018 | 3.17 trillion current LCU | +111.9% |
| 2019 | 3.19 trillion current LCU | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 3.13 trillion current LCU | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 3.26 trillion current LCU | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 3.97 trillion current LCU | +21.8% |
| 2023 | 4.33 trillion current LCU | +9.2% |
| 2024 | 5.14 trillion current LCU | +18.6% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 5.14 trillion current LCU is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21.87 billion current LCU, 234.9× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 5.14 trillion current LCU is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 106.94 billion current LCU, 48.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Taxes on international trade (current LCU) 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 | +111.9% | 1.50 trillion current LCU | 3.17 trillion current LCU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 367.07 billion current LCU | 367.07 billion current LCU | 367.07 billion current LCU | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.27 trillion current LCU | 367.07 billion current LCU | 3.19 trillion current LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.96 trillion current LCU | 3.13 trillion current LCU | 5.14 trillion current LCU | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 5 Uzbekistan 11.13 trillion current LCU compare
- 6 Colombia 7.10 trillion current LCU compare
- 7 South Korea 7.02 trillion current LCU compare
- 9 Somalia 4.75 trillion current LCU compare
- 10 Paraguay 3.68 trillion current LCU compare
- 11 Kazakhstan 2.67 trillion current LCU compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on international trade in Tanzania?
- Taxes on international trade in Tanzania was 5.14 trillion current LCU in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on international trade recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 5.14 trillion current LCU in 2024.
- What is the lowest taxes on international trade recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 367.07 billion current LCU in 2009.
- How does Tanzania rank for taxes on international trade?
- Tanzania ranks 8th out of 155 countries with data for 2024.
- Is taxes on international trade rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 586.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Taxes on international trade (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes on international trade are taxes that become payable when goods cross the national or customs frontiers of the economic territory or when transactions in services exchange between residents and non-residents. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.