October 2011
Tanzania
                         
BASIC INDICATORS
Population (thousands, 2010)  44 841 Rank in world trade, 2010 Exports Imports
GDP (million current US$, 2010)  23 057 Merchandise  114 100
GDP (million current PPP US$, 2010)  62 233 excluding intra-EU trade 90 75
Current account balance (million US$, 2010) - 1 978 Commercial services 91 103
Trade per capita (US$, 2008-2010)   322 excluding intra-EU trade 65 77
Trade to GDP ratio (2008-2010)   64.6
Annual percentage change
2010   2005-2010 2009 2010
Real GDP (2005=100)   139 7 6 7
Exports of goods and services (volume, 2005=100)   173 12 16 11
Imports of goods and services (volume, 2005=100)   182 13 14 11
                         
TRADE POLICY
WTO accession 1 January 1995 Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2011) 0.031
Trade Policy Review 25, 27 October 2006 Import duties collected
GPA accession  - in total tax revenue ...
Tariffs and duty free imports to total imports ...
Tariff binding coverage (%)    13.4 Number of notifications to WTO and measures in force 
MFN tariffs Final bound Applied 2010 Outstanding notifications in WTO Central Registry   40
Simple average of import duties Goods RTAs - services EIAs notified to WTO 3 - 0
All goods   120.0   12.5 Anti-dumping (30 June 2010) ...
Agricultural goods (AOA)   120.0   19.7 Countervailing duties (30 June 2010) ...
Non-agricultural goods   120.0   11.4 Safeguards (22 October 2010)   0
Non ad-valorem duties (% total tariff lines)   0.0   0.1 Number of disputes (complainant - defendant) 
MFN duty free imports (%, 2009) Requests for consultation 0 - 0
in agricultural goods (AOA)   4.9 Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports 0 - 0
in non-agricultural goods   60.3 Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU) 0 - 0
Services sectors with GATS commitments   1 Arbitration awards (Article 22.6 DSU) 0 - 0
                         
MERCHANDISE TRADE  Value Annual percentage change
2010   2005-2010 2009 2010
Merchandise exports, f.o.b. (million US$)  a  3 687 ... -4 26
Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$)  7 830 19 -10 22
2010   2010
Share in world total exports    0.02 Share in world total imports  0.05
Breakdown in economy's total exports Breakdown in economy's total imports
  By main commodity group (ITS)   By main commodity group (ITS)
Agricultural products   31.9 Agricultural products 11.1
Fuels and mining products   29.1 Fuels and mining products 29.3
Manufactures   22.3 Manufactures 59.6
  By main destination   By main origin
1. Switzerland   17.5 1. European Union (27)   14.4
2. China   16.2 2. India   11.2
3. European Union (27)   12.5 3. China   10.9
4. South Africa   10.7 4. South Africa   9.6
5. Kenya   8.0 5. United Arab Emirates   8.4
                         
COMMERCIAL SERVICES TRADE  Value Annual percentage change
2010   2005-2010   2009 2010
Commercial services exports (million US$)  2 047   11 -9 14
Commercial services imports (million US$)  1 840   10 4 9
2010   2010
Share in world total exports   0.06   Share in world total imports 0.05
Breakdown in economy's total exports Breakdown in economy's total imports
  By principal services item   By principal services item
Transportation   21.8   Transportation 38.9
Travel   61.3   Travel 45.1
Other commercial services   17.0   Other commercial services 15.9
                         
INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY 
Patent grants by patent office Trademark registrations by office, 2007
Residents Non-residents  Total  Direct residents Direct non-residents Madrid  Total 
... ... ...   35   512 ...   547
                         
a  Break in series for merchandise: 2006 for exports.