Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) in Tanzania
Tanzania: Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) was 5.5% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Ores and metals exports in Tanzania, 1976–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 5.5% for ores and metals exports in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 43.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ores and metals exports in Tanzania peaked at 25.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1987.
Tanzania ranks 67th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 0.9% | — |
| 1977 | 0.4% | -54.9% |
| 1978 | 0.5% | +28.2% |
| 1979 | 0.6% | +22.4% |
| 1980 | 5.4% | +787.2% |
| 1981 | 4.9% | -9.0% |
| 1987 | 0.1% | -97.8% |
| 1997 | 0.3% | +219.7% |
| 1998 | 0.9% | +155.5% |
| 1999 | 0.8% | -13.0% |
| 2000 | 0.4% | -42.5% |
| 2001 | 6.4% | +1352.7% |
| 2002 | 8.7% | +35.9% |
| 2003 | 6.2% | -29.5% |
| 2004 | 8.3% | +35.0% |
| 2005 | 7.7% | -8.1% |
| 2006 | 11.1% | +45.6% |
| 2007 | 12.6% | +13.4% |
| 2008 | 12.7% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 17.8% | +40.0% |
| 2010 | 25.4% | +42.6% |
| 2011 | 22.6% | -11.2% |
| 2012 | 16.3% | -27.8% |
| 2013 | 10.1% | -38.2% |
| 2014 | 13.3% | +32.3% |
| 2015 | 9.7% | -27.2% |
| 2016 | 7.4% | -23.9% |
| 2017 | 2.4% | -67.9% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | -43.7% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | -10.6% |
| 2020 | 7.2% | +500.6% |
| 2021 | 4.0% | -44.9% |
| 2022 | 5.5% | +38.6% |
| 2023 | 5.0% | -9.3% |
| 2024 | 5.6% | +13.6% |
| 2025 | 5.5% | -3.1% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 5.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.8%, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 5.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.1%, 2.6× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) in Tanzania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +1352.7% | 0.4% | 6.4% |
| 1980 | +787.2% | 0.6% | 5.4% |
| 2020 | +500.6% | 1.2% | 7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.9% | 4 |
| 1980s | 3.5% | 0.1% | 5.4% | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.3% | 0.9% | 3 |
| 2000s | 9.2% | 0.4% | 17.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.0% | 1.2% | 25.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.4% | 4.0% | 7.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 64 United Kingdom 5.7% compare
- 65 Albania 5.6% compare
- 66 Saint Lucia 5.5% compare
- 68 Norway 5.4% compare
- 69 Egypt 5.0% compare
- 70 Luxembourg 4.7% compare
More energy & mining data for Tanzania
- Fuel imports 15.0% (2025)
- Ores and metals imports 1.9% (2025)
- Fuel exports 1.3% (2025)
- Gas production 21.59 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 314.84 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 21.59 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 314.84 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ores and metals exports in Tanzania?
- Ores and metals exports in Tanzania was 5.5% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest ores and metals exports recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 25.4% in 2010.
- What is the lowest ores and metals exports recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1987.
- How does Tanzania rank for ores and metals exports?
- Tanzania ranks 67th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ores and metals exports rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ores and metals comprise the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 27 (crude fertilizer, minerals nes); 28 (metalliferous ores, scrap); and 68 (non-ferrous metals). Exports of services are services provided by residents to non-residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.