Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Tanzania

Tanzania: Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products was 8.6% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
8.6%
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
54th
of 184 countries
All-time high
18.3%
in 1998
All-time low
7.2%
in 2007
Years of data
22
1993–2022

Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Tanzania, 1993–2022

051015201993200720221993: 15.6 %1997: 18.3 %1998: 18.3 %2000: 13.1 %2003: 8.4 %2005: 7.8 %2006: 7.4 %2007: 7.2 %2008: 7.9 %2009: 8.8 %2010: 9 %2011: 7.6 %2012: 9 %2013: 8.4 %2014: 8.3 %2015: 7.3 %2016: 8.6 %2018: 8.6 %2019: 8.4 %2020: 8.9 %2021: 8.7 %2022: 8.6 %

Source: World Bank (WITS), UNCTAD (TRAINS), and World Trade Organization (WTO) (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Tanzania is 8.6%, measured in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Tanzania peaked at 18.3% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 7.2%, in 2007.

That places Tanzania 54th out of 184 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 51 Saint Kitts and Nevis 8.8% compare
  2. 52 Madagascar 8.7% compare
  3. 53 Mauritania 8.7% compare
  4. 55 Democratic Republic of Congo 8.4% compare
  5. 55 Senegal 8.4% compare
  6. 57 Niger 8.4% compare

See the full ranking of 184 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Tanzania?
Tariff rate for primary and manufactured 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 for primary and manufactured products recorded in Tanzania?
The highest recorded value was 18.3% in 1998.
What is the lowest tariff rate for primary and manufactured products recorded in Tanzania?
The lowest recorded value was 7.2% in 2007.
How does Tanzania rank for tariff rate for primary and manufactured products?
Tanzania ranks 54th out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
Is tariff rate for primary and manufactured 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 for primary and manufactured products. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products
Unit
%
Source
World Bank (WITS), UNCTAD (TRAINS), and World Trade Organization (WTO) (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
184 places, 3,763 data points, 1988–2022
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Weighted mean applied tariff is the average of effectively applied rates weighted by the product import shares corresponding to each partner country.