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About

Tanzania-United Kingdom Trade: In 2023, Tanzania exported $31.3M to United Kingdom. The main products that Tanzania exported to United Kingdom were Tea ($10.9M), Tropical Fruits ($5.08M), and Coal Briquettes ($4.11M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Tanzania to United Kingdom have decreased at an annualized rate of 13.6%, from $65M in 2018 to $31.3M in 2023.

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

United Kingdom-Tanzania Trade: In 2023, United Kingdom exported $217M to Tanzania. The main products that United Kingdom exported to Tanzania were Tractors ($34.3M), Refined Petroleum ($24.8M), and Delivery Trucks ($19.9M). Over the past 5 years the exports of United Kingdom to Tanzania have increased at an annualized rate of 3.73%,  from $181M in 2018 to $217M in 2023.

In 2023, United Kingdom 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 Kingdom ranked 11 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.5), and 14 in total exports ($429B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2023, Tanzania exported $31.3M to United Kingdom. The main products exported from Tanzania to United Kingdom were Tea ($10.9M), Tropical Fruits ($5.08M), and Coal Briquettes ($4.11M). During the last 5 years the exports of Tanzania to United Kingdom have decreased at an annualized rate of 13.6%, from $65M in 2018 to $31.3M in 2023.

In 2018, United Kingdom exported $217M to Tanzania. The main products exported from United Kingdom to Tanzania were Tractors ($34.3M), Refined Petroleum ($24.8M), and Delivery Trucks ($19.9M). During the last 5 years the exports of United Kingdom to Tanzania have increased at an annualized rate of 3.73%, from $181M in 2023 to $217M in 2018.

Exports from Tanzania (Flag) to United Kingdom (Flag) (2023)

Exports from United Kingdom (Flag) to Tanzania (Flag) (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between Tanzania (Flag) and United Kingdom (Flag)

Tanzania Exports

United Kingdom Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Tanzania
Top Destination
India$1.74B
United Kingdom
Top Destination
United States$59.7B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Tanzania than United Kingdom included Uganda ($1.35B), Democratic Republic of the Congo ($313M), and Zambia ($310M).

In 2023, countries that imported more from United Kingdom than Tanzania included United States ($59.7B), China ($35.3B), and Germany ($34.6B).

Difference in imports from United Kingdom (Flag) and Tanzania (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage Tanzania - United Kingdom

Flow
Scale

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

During 2023, Tanzania had a large net trade with United Kingdom in the exports of Vegetable Products ($24M), Mineral Products ($4.12M), and Instruments ($946k).

During 2018, United Kingdom had a large net trade with Tanzania in the exports of Transportation ($84M), Machines ($55.7M), and Mineral Products ($27.7M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
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Top Product Potential Tanzania United Kingdom+$7.83MCoal Briquettes
Top Product Potential United Kingdom Tanzania+$15.1MCars

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

Product Space of Tanzania (Flag) and United Kingdom (Flag) (2023)

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