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About

Tanzania-United Arab Emirates Trade: In 2023, Tanzania exported $1.62B to United Arab Emirates. The main products that Tanzania exported to United Arab Emirates were Gold ($1.44B), Raw Tobacco ($34M), and Diamonds ($19.8M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Tanzania to United Arab Emirates have increased at an annualized rate of 29.7%, from $442M in 2018 to $1.62B in 2023.

In 2023, Tanzania did not export any services to United Arab Emirates.

United Arab Emirates-Tanzania Trade: In 2023, United Arab Emirates exported $1.52B to Tanzania. The main products that United Arab Emirates exported to Tanzania were Refined Petroleum ($1.07B), Ethylene Polymers ($39.6M), and Propylene Polymers ($26.5M). Over the past 5 years the exports of United Arab Emirates to Tanzania have increased at an annualized rate of 8.98%,  from $986M in 2018 to $1.52B in 2023.

In 2023, United Arab Emirates did not export any services to Tanzania.

Comparison: In 2023,  Tanzania ranked 116 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.13), and 99 in total exports ($11.3B). That same year, United Arab Emirates ranked 54 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.15), and 21 in total exports ($357B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2023, Tanzania exported $1.62B to United Arab Emirates. The main products exported from Tanzania to United Arab Emirates were Gold ($1.44B), Raw Tobacco ($34M), and Diamonds ($19.8M). During the last 5 years the exports of Tanzania to United Arab Emirates have increased at an annualized rate of 29.7%, from $442M in 2018 to $1.62B in 2023.

In 2018, United Arab Emirates exported $1.52B to Tanzania. The main products exported from United Arab Emirates to Tanzania were Refined Petroleum ($1.07B), Ethylene Polymers ($39.6M), and Propylene Polymers ($26.5M). During the last 5 years the exports of United Arab Emirates to Tanzania have increased at an annualized rate of 8.98%, from $986M in 2023 to $1.52B in 2018.

Exports from Tanzania (Flag) to United Arab Emirates (Flag) (2023)

Exports from United Arab Emirates (Flag) to Tanzania (Flag) (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between Tanzania (Flag) and United Arab Emirates (Flag)

Tanzania Exports

United Arab Emirates Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Tanzania
Top Destination
India$1.74B
United Arab Emirates
Top Destination
China$40.2B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Tanzania than United Arab Emirates included Burundi ($172M), Bulgaria ($118M), and Rwanda ($188M).

In 2023, countries that imported more from United Arab Emirates than Tanzania included China ($40.2B), Japan ($37.4B), and India ($38.2B).

Difference in imports from United Arab Emirates (Flag) and Tanzania (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage Tanzania - United Arab Emirates

Flow
Scale

This chart compares trade between Tanzania and United Arab Emirates by product, considering products traded by both, Tanzania and United Arab Emirates.

During 2023, Tanzania had a large net trade with United Arab Emirates in the exports of Precious Metals ($1.47B), Metals ($41.2M), and Foodstuffs ($36.6M).

During 2018, United Arab Emirates had a large net trade with Tanzania in the exports of Mineral Products ($1.09B), Machines ($95.5M), and Plastics and Rubbers ($93.5M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Tanzania United Arab Emirates+$74.3MGold
Top Product Potential United Arab Emirates Tanzania+$6.75MTelephones

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 Tanzania and United Arab Emirates. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Tanzania indicates it has a comparative advantage over United Arab Emirates. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of United Arab Emirates indicates it has a comparative advantage over Tanzania.

Product Space of Tanzania (Flag) and United Arab Emirates (Flag) (2023)

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