Tanzania

Official Name: The United Republic of Tanzania
Sovereign Status: Sovereign Country
Government Type: Presidential Republic
Official Name (Local Language): Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania
ISO Country Codes: TZ : TZA
Internet Domain: .tz
Government Web Site: https://www.tanzania.go.tz/
Capital: Dodoma Main Airports: Abeid Amani Karume International Airport , Julius Nyerere International Airport
Language(s): Swahili;English Population: 63,852,892
Currency: Tanzanian Shilling ISO Currency Code: TZS
Telephone Dial In: +255 ID Prefix: 000




Tanzania

Government Website: https://www.tanzania.go.tz/
Central Bank: Bank of Tanzania
GDP: $159.326 billion (2021 est.)
GDP Pro Capita (PPP): $2,600 (2021 est.)
Currency & USD Exchange Rate: Tanzanian Shilling
Currency Code: TZS
World Bank Classification: Lower-Middle Income Economy

GDP Composition:

Agriculture: 25.1% coffee, sisal, tea, cotton, pyrethrum (insecticide made from chrysanthemums), cashew nuts, tobacco, cloves, corn, wheat, cassava (manioc, tapioca), bananas, fruits, vegetables; cattle, sheep, goats
Industry: 27.6% agricultural processing (sugar, beer, cigarettes, sisal twine); mining (diamonds, gold, and iron), salt, soda ash; cement, oil refining, shoes, apparel, wood products, fertilizer
Services: 47.3%

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook




Financial Exchanges:
Stock & Securities Exchange: Dar es Salam Stock Exchange PLC ;

National Statistics Office:

National Dataset(s):

Tanzania


Subject to Country Specific Sanctions? NO

The World Bank’s World Integrated Trade Solution

Business Language(s): English; Swahili
Customs & Excise: Tanzania Revenue Authority
Development Bank(s): African Development Bank; East African Development Bank; TIB Development Bank; Trade and Development Bank;
National Standards Bureau: Tanzania Bureau of Standards
Competitive Ind’l Performance: 117/141 (2019) Corruption Perceptions Index: 94/180 (2022 Rank)
Ease of Doing Business: N/A Enabling Trade Index: 115/136 (2016)
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Country Ratings:


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Eximbank: Afreximbank ; Exim Bank ; Export Credit Agency: Caribbean Export Development Agency ; Export Insurance Agency: The African Trade Insurance Agency ;

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Regional Trade Agreements & Organisations:

Tanzania

British Chambers of Commerce Overseas
British Business Group Tanzania
The British Business Group Tanzania is a group of people working together with other civil society stakeholders to improve the business environment and economic potential of Tanzania.

Joint-Venture Chambers of Commerce
The Eastern Africa Association
We aim to facilitate successful participation in the economic development of Eastern Africa by member companies. We act as a channel of communication between Members, Governments, and other relevant agencies



Foreign Representation in the U.K.
Tanzania High Commission
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