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193%CURRENT US$
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124%CURRENT US$
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About

Ethiopia-Tanzania Trade: In 2022, Ethiopia exported $572k to Tanzania. The main products that Ethiopia exported to Tanzania were Other Glass Articles ($178k), Glass Bottles ($124k), and Cars ($63.9k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Ethiopia to Tanzania have decreased at an annualized rate of 25.1%, from $2.42M in 2017 to $572k in 2022.

In 2022, Ethiopia did not export any services to Tanzania.

Tanzania-Ethiopia Trade: In 2022, Tanzania exported $1.9M to Ethiopia. The main products that Tanzania exported to Ethiopia were Raw Tobacco ($388k), Processed Tobacco ($296k), and Stone Processing Machines ($260k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Tanzania to Ethiopia have decreased at an annualized rate of 15.2%,  from $4.35M in 2017 to $1.9M in 2022.

In 2022, Tanzania did not export any services to Ethiopia.

Comparison: In 2022,  Ethiopia ranked 98 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.72), and 134 in total exports ($4.24B). That same year, Tanzania ranked 116 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.08), and 104 in total exports ($10B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Ethiopia exported $572k to Tanzania. The main products exported from Ethiopia to Tanzania were Other Glass Articles ($178k), Glass Bottles ($124k), and Cars ($63.9k). During the last 5 years the exports of Ethiopia to Tanzania have decreased at an annualized rate of 25.1%, from $2.42M in 2017 to $572k in 2022.

In 2017, Tanzania exported $1.9M to Ethiopia. The main products exported from Tanzania to Ethiopia were Raw Tobacco ($388k), Processed Tobacco ($296k), and Stone Processing Machines ($260k). During the last 5 years the exports of Tanzania to Ethiopia have decreased at an annualized rate of 15.2%, from $4.35M in 2022 to $1.9M in 2017.

Exports from Ethiopia (Flag) to Tanzania (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Tanzania (Flag) to Ethiopia (Flag) (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Ethiopia (Flag) and Tanzania (Flag)

Ethiopia Exports

Tanzania Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Ethiopia
Top Destination
United Arab Emirates$723M
Tanzania
Top Destination
India$2.73B

This map shows whether countries import more from Ethiopia or Tanzania. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from Ethiopia and Tanzania or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2022, countries that imported more from Ethiopia than Tanzania included United States ($557M), Somalia ($265M), and Saudi Arabia ($268M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Tanzania than Ethiopia included India ($2.73B), South Africa ($939M), and Rwanda ($474M).

Difference in imports from Tanzania (Flag) and Ethiopia (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Ethiopia - Tanzania

Flow
Scale

This chart compares trade between Ethiopia and Tanzania by product, considering products traded by both, Ethiopia and Tanzania.

During 2022, Ethiopia had a large net trade with Tanzania in the exports of Stone And Glass ($304k), Transportation ($71.1k), and Textiles ($59.4k).

During 2017, Tanzania had a large net trade with Ethiopia in the exports of Foodstuffs ($684k), Machines ($482k), and Chemical Products ($269k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Ethiopia Tanzania+$132kCars
Top Product Potential Tanzania Ethiopia+$275kRaw Tobacco

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Ethiopia and Tanzania. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Ethiopia indicates it has a comparative advantage over Tanzania. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Tanzania indicates it has a comparative advantage over Ethiopia.

Product Space of Ethiopia (Flag) and Tanzania (Flag) (2022)

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