Tanzania's terms of trade adjustment (constant LCU) was 7.12 trillion in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 223.33% from 2.2 trillion in 2020 (26.45% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 7.12 trillion | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | 2.2 trillion | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | 0 | 2015 |
| Highest | 7.12 trillion | 2025 |
| Lowest | -1.81 trillion | 1996 |
| Average since 2016 | 2.65 trillion | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | -715.55 billion |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Tanzania's terms of trade adjustment (constant LCU) rose 3.16 trillion on 2024 (from 3.96 trillion to 7.12 trillion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +170.25 billion and a typical year strayed about 874.44 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 3.4 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 3.16 trillion in 2025 and the biggest yearly fall was 1.41 trillion in 2017. 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 upward, about 467.29 billion a year. A straight line explains 56% 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 6th highest value of the 128 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
- Chile — 3rd of 128: 15.42 trillion
- Mongolia — 4th of 128: 14.66 trillion
- Gabon — 5th of 128: 7.13 trillion
- Cambodia — 7th of 128: 5.99 trillion
- Côte d'Ivoire — 8th of 128: 2.94 trillion
- Burkina Faso — 9th of 128: 2.23 trillion
What this measures
The terms of trade adjustment is equal to the capacity to import (current price value of exports of goods and services deflated by the import price index) less exports of goods and services in constant prices. 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 36 values
| Year | Terms of trade adjustment (constant LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 7,124,792,737,518 |
| 2024 | 3,962,495,634,274 |
| 2023 | 2,225,716,812,254 |
| 2022 | 2,233,976,089,897 |
| 2021 | 2,263,264,912,153 |
| 2020 | 2,203,537,325,997 |
| 2019 | 2,411,279,024,267 |
| 2018 | 2,922,114,563,853 |
| 2017 | -119,185,698,337 |
| 2016 | 1,293,164,245,447 |
Terms of trade adjustment (constant LCU) in nearby economies
- Angola — 2.49 trillion (2024)
- Benin — -92.22 billion (2025)
- Botswana — -27.67 billion (2025)
- Burkina Faso — 2.23 trillion (2025)
- Cabo Verde — 11.67 billion (2025)
- Cameroon — 166.52 billion (2025)
- Central African Republic — -872.72 million (2025)
- Chad — 748.12 billion (2025)
- Comoros — -1.26 billion (2025)
- Congo, Dem. Rep. — -5.34 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 terms of trade adjustment (constant LCU)?
- 7.12 trillion in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1990?
- It is up 1,096% from -715.55 billion in 1990. The highest value was 7.12 trillion in 2025 and the lowest -1.81 trillion in 1996.
- How does Tanzania rank?
- 6th highest of 128 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in terms of trade adjustment (constant LCU) unusual for Tanzania?
- In 2025, Tanzania's terms of trade adjustment (constant LCU) rose 3.16 trillion on 2024 (from 3.96 trillion to 7.12 trillion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +170.25 billion and a typical year strayed about 874.44 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 3.4 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.TTF.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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