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About

Tanzania-South Korea Trade: In 2022, Tanzania exported $66M to South Korea. The main products that Tanzania exported to South Korea were Raw Tobacco ($23.2M), Copper Ore ($21.6M), and Precipitated Copper ($11.2M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Tanzania to South Korea have increased at an annualized rate of 12.2%, from $37.2M in 2017 to $66M in 2022.

In 2022, Tanzania did not export any services to South Korea.

South Korea-Tanzania Trade: In 2022, South Korea exported $344M to Tanzania. The main products that South Korea exported to Tanzania were Refined Petroleum ($113M), X-Ray Equipment ($16.1M), and Locomotive Parts ($14.4M). Over the past 5 years the exports of South Korea to Tanzania have increased at an annualized rate of 15.3%,  from $169M in 2017 to $344M in 2022.

In 2022, South Korea did not export any services to Tanzania.

Comparison: In 2022,  Tanzania ranked 116 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.08), and 104 in total exports ($10B). That same year, South Korea ranked 4 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.78), and 5 in total exports ($705B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Tanzania exported $66M to South Korea. The main products exported from Tanzania to South Korea were Raw Tobacco ($23.2M), Copper Ore ($21.6M), and Precipitated Copper ($11.2M). During the last 5 years the exports of Tanzania to South Korea have increased at an annualized rate of 12.2%, from $37.2M in 2017 to $66M in 2022.

In 2017, South Korea exported $344M to Tanzania. The main products exported from South Korea to Tanzania were Refined Petroleum ($113M), X-Ray Equipment ($16.1M), and Locomotive Parts ($14.4M). During the last 5 years the exports of South Korea to Tanzania have increased at an annualized rate of 15.3%, from $169M in 2022 to $344M in 2017.

Exports from Tanzania (Flag) to South Korea (Flag) (2022)

Exports from South Korea (Flag) to Tanzania (Flag) (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Tanzania (Flag) and South Korea (Flag)

Tanzania Exports

South Korea Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Tanzania
Top Destination
India$2.73B
South Korea
Top Destination
China$150B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Tanzania than South Korea included Rwanda ($474M), Uganda ($264M), and Democratic Republic of the Congo ($329M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from South Korea than Tanzania included China ($150B), United States ($112B), and Vietnam ($60.7B).

Difference in imports from South Korea (Flag) and Tanzania (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Tanzania - South Korea

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Tanzania had a large net trade with South Korea in the exports of Foodstuffs ($23.6M), Mineral Products ($21.6M), and Metals ($12M).

During 2017, South Korea had a large net trade with Tanzania in the exports of Mineral Products ($114M), Plastics and Rubbers ($64.2M), and Chemical Products ($41.5M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Tanzania South Korea+$18.1MCopper Ore
Top Product Potential South Korea Tanzania+$78.3MRefined Petroleum

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

Product Space of Tanzania (Flag) and South Korea (Flag) (2022)

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