Tanzania Trade Statistics

Details	FOB Value (US$ Million)
	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017
Indian export to Tanzania	1,564.95	880.63	2,308.71	2,467.14	1259	1421.46	1154.25
Indian import from Tanzania	208.00	480.11	752.17	1,293.00	1149	706.20	1006.83
Balance of Trade [in favor of India]	1,356.95	400.52	1,556.54	1,174.14	110	715.26	147.42

Top five Indian imports from Tanzania

Commodities	FOB Value (US$ Million)
	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017
Gold, unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or in powder form	141.92	428.14	569.49	539.5	282.79	596.66
Coconuts, Brazil nuts and cashewnuts	136.42	148.26	273.91	199.29	208.70	233.60
Dried leguminous vegetables, shelled	90.65	69.81	74.71	224.6	131.73	75
Veneer sheets and sheets for plywood, etc.	------	------	0.01	------	------	27.35
Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled	12.18	15.61	22.98	16.4	13.12	19.15

Top five Indian exports to Tanzania

Commodities	FOB Value (US$ Million)
	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017
Petroleum and oil obtained from bituminous minerals	170.90	1,492.7	1,467.56	428.66	756.38	393.75
Medicaments	49.27	102.23	233.06	147.69	157.30	232.26
Petroleum coke, bitumen and other residues of petroleum oils	1.56	-------	6.01	5.92	0.12	33.18
Motor vehicles (for goods & passengers)	23.76	26.09	24.28	12.04	15.08	26.33
Motorcycles and cycles fitted with an auxiliary motor	11.19	24.62	28.78	15.85	17.91	16.42

Major Indian investments in Tanzania

According to the Tanzania Investment Centre (TIC), investments with Indian interest for the period of 1990-May 2017 (Cumulative) amounts to USD 2.13 billion with 420 projects/companies, support employment for about 54,406 Tanzanians. Major areas of investment from India were: manufacturing, transport, agriculture, tourism, construction, services, energy, financial, natural resources, telecom, human resources, broadcasting and computer. Separately, an amount of US$ 518.66 million has been invested by Indian companies in EPZA’s across the country, supporting 3644 jobs in 18 companies. Some of the major Indian companies operating in Tanzania are: Bank of Baroda, Bank of India, Tata International Limited, National Mineral Development Corporation [NMDC], all the six Public Sector insurance companies of India (LIC, NIC, GIC, National Insurance, Oriental, United India), Kamal Group of Industries, Bharti Airtel.

Major Tanzanian investment in India

Export Trading Group from Tanzania has processing plants for pulses in Maharashtra and Gujarat and Techno Brains has IT office in Hyderabad. Zanzibar Tourism Promotion Centre operates in Mumbai.