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About

China-Tanzania Trade: In 2022, China exported $6.54B to Tanzania. The main products that China exported to Tanzania were Synthetic Filament Yarn Woven Fabric ($185M), Hot-Rolled Iron ($179M), and Polyacetals ($175M). Over the past 5 years the exports of China to Tanzania have increased at an annualized rate of 18.6%, from $2.79B in 2017 to $6.54B in 2022.

In 2022, China did not export any services to Tanzania.

Tanzania-China Trade: In 2022, Tanzania exported $447M to China. The main products that Tanzania exported to China were Other Oily Seeds ($128M), Raw Copper ($102M), and Refined Copper ($17.9M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Tanzania to China have increased at an annualized rate of 12.2%,  from $251M in 2017 to $447M in 2022.

In 2022, Tanzania did not export any services to China.

Comparison: In 2022,  China ranked 22 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.12), and 1 in total exports ($3.73T). That same year, Tanzania ranked 116 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.08), and 104 in total exports ($10B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, China exported $6.54B to Tanzania. The main products exported from China to Tanzania were Synthetic Filament Yarn Woven Fabric ($185M), Hot-Rolled Iron ($179M), and Polyacetals ($175M). During the last 5 years the exports of China to Tanzania have increased at an annualized rate of 18.6%, from $2.79B in 2017 to $6.54B in 2022.

In 2017, Tanzania exported $447M to China. The main products exported from Tanzania to China were Other Oily Seeds ($128M), Raw Copper ($102M), and Refined Copper ($17.9M). During the last 5 years the exports of Tanzania to China have increased at an annualized rate of 12.2%, from $251M in 2022 to $447M in 2017.

Exports from China (Flag) to Tanzania (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Tanzania (Flag) to China (Flag) (2022)

Market Competitiveness

Color
China
Top Destination
United States$551B
Tanzania
Top Destination
India$2.73B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from China than Tanzania included United States ($551B), Hong Kong ($276B), and Japan ($178B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Tanzania than China included Christmas Island ($7.73k) and American Samoa ($285).

Difference in imports from Tanzania (Flag) and China (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage China - Tanzania

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, China had a large net trade with Tanzania in the exports of Machines ($1.43B), Metals ($1.08B), and Textiles ($980M).

During 2017, Tanzania had a large net trade with China in the exports of Vegetable Products ($149M), Metals ($132M), and Mineral Products ($44.2M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential China Tanzania+$70.3MTelephones
Top Product Potential Tanzania China+$81.4MRaw Copper

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

Product Space of China (Flag) and Tanzania (Flag) (2022)

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