Tanzania's external balance on goods and services (constant LCU) was -8.77 trillion in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 41.92% from -6.18 trillion in 2015.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | -8.77 trillion | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | -3.53 trillion | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | -6.18 trillion | 2015 |
| Highest | -1.71 trillion | 2017 |
| Lowest | -8.77 trillion | 2025 |
| Average since 2016 | -5.55 trillion | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | -6.18 trillion |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Tanzania's external balance on goods and services (constant LCU) fell 2.08 trillion on 2024 (from -6.69 trillion to -8.77 trillion).
Across the 9 yearly changes before that (2016 to 2024), the average change was −57.1 billion and a typical year strayed about 2.75 trillion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.7 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 3.19 trillion in 2019 and the biggest yearly fall was 5.11 trillion in 2018. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is downward, about 569.75 billion a year. A straight line explains 55% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2025, Tanzania had the 92nd highest value of the 95 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to Tanzania in the 2025 ranking
- Madagascar — 88th of 95: -5.11 trillion
- Pakistan — 89th of 95: -5.93 trillion
- Paraguay — 90th of 95: -7 trillion
- Mongolia — 92nd of 95: -11.74 trillion
- Uzbekistan — 93rd of 95: -20.99 trillion
- Guinea — 94th of 95: -23.22 trillion
What this measures
The balance of international trade in goods and services is the difference between the exports and imports of goods and services. This indicator is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment varies by country. This series is expressed in local currency units.
All 11 values
| Year | External balance on goods and services (constant LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | -8,767,363,452,500 |
| 2024 | -6,691,734,232,900 |
| 2023 | -7,544,508,864,400 |
| 2022 | -8,035,006,668,100 |
| 2021 | -4,596,332,604,800 |
| 2020 | -3,529,625,557,500 |
| 2019 | -3,620,027,475,100 |
| 2018 | -6,815,016,580,400 |
| 2017 | -1,708,186,756,700 |
| 2016 | -4,193,539,000,000 |
External balance on goods and services (constant LCU) in nearby economies
- Angola — -919.98 billion (2024)
- Benin — -317.3 billion (2025)
- Botswana — 17.96 billion (2025)
- Burkina Faso — -1.52 trillion (2025)
- Cabo Verde — -40.77 billion (2025)
- Cameroon — -2.13 trillion (2025)
- Central African Republic — -121.1 billion (2025)
- Comoros — -128.55 billion (2025)
- Congo, Dem. Rep. — 5.24 trillion (2025)
More economic policy & debt data for Tanzania
- GDP (current US$) — US$90.14 billion (2025)
- GDP (current LCU) — 229.06 trillion (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$) — US$78.82 billion (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU) — 156.85 trillion (2025)
- GDP per capita (current US$) — US$1,319 (2025)
- GDP per capita (current LCU) — 3.35 million (2025)
- GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$) — US$1,153 (2025)
- GDP per capita (constant LCU) — 2.29 million (2025)
- GNI (current US$) — US$88.07 billion (2025)
- GNI (current LCU) — 223.78 trillion (2025)
- GNI per capita (current LCU) — 3.27 million (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Tanzania's external balance on goods and services (constant LCU)?
- -8.77 trillion in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2015?
- It is down 41.92% from -6.18 trillion in 2015. The highest value was -1.71 trillion in 2017 and the lowest -8.77 trillion in 2025.
- How does Tanzania rank?
- 92nd highest of 95 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in external balance on goods and services (constant LCU) unusual for Tanzania?
- In 2025, Tanzania's external balance on goods and services (constant LCU) fell 2.08 trillion on 2024 (from -6.69 trillion to -8.77 trillion). Across the 9 yearly changes before that (2016 to 2024), the average change was −57.1 billion and a typical year strayed about 2.75 trillion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.7 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NE.RSB.GNFS.KN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks; National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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