Tariff rate across all products in Tanzania
Tanzania: Tariff rate across all products was 8.6% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Tariff rate across all products in Tanzania, 1993–2022
Source: World Bank (WITS), UNCTAD (TRAINS), and World Trade Organization (WTO) (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, tariff rate across all products in Tanzania stood at 8.6%.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate across all products in Tanzania peaked at 18.3% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 7.2%, in 2007.
Tanzania ranks 54th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Tariff rate across all products in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 15.6% | — |
| 1997 | 18.3% | +17.1% |
| 1998 | 18.3% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 13.1% | -28.6% |
| 2003 | 8.4% | -35.9% |
| 2005 | 7.8% | -6.3% |
| 2006 | 7.4% | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 7.2% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 7.9% | +9.4% |
| 2009 | 8.8% | +11.5% |
| 2010 | 9.0% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 7.6% | -15.3% |
| 2012 | 9.0% | +18.8% |
| 2013 | 8.4% | -7.3% |
| 2014 | 8.3% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 7.3% | -12.6% |
| 2016 | 8.6% | +18.4% |
| 2018 | 8.6% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 8.4% | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 8.9% | +6.8% |
| 2021 | 8.7% | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 8.6% | -0.3% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 8.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7.4%, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 8.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.8%, 98% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.4% | 15.6% | 18.3% | 3 |
| 2000s | 8.7% | 7.2% | 13.1% | 7 |
| 2010s | 8.3% | 7.3% | 9.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 8.8% | 8.6% | 8.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 51 Saint Kitts and Nevis 8.8% compare
- 52 Madagascar 8.7% compare
- 53 Mauritania 8.7% compare
- 55 Democratic Republic of Congo 8.4% compare
- 55 Senegal 8.4% compare
- 57 Niger 8.4% compare
More reference data data for Tanzania
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6405 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 14.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 59.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 72.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.13 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate across all products in Tanzania?
- Tariff rate across all products in Tanzania was 8.6% in 2022, according to World Bank (WITS), UNCTAD (TRAINS), and World Trade Organization (WTO) (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tariff rate across all products recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 18.3% in 1998.
- What is the lowest tariff rate across all products recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2% in 2007.
- How does Tanzania rank for tariff rate across all products?
- Tanzania ranks 54th out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate across all products rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank (WITS), UNCTAD (TRAINS), and World Trade Organization (WTO) (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Tariff rate across all products. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Weighted mean applied tariff is the average of effectively applied rates weighted by the product import shares corresponding to each partner country.