The increase resulted from the growth of the value of exports to Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), South Africa and Zambia, as well as more than doubled exports earnings from Madagasca and Mozambique.
However, the value of exports earning during 2022 was lower than 3.32trn/- recorded in 2020.
Data show that the major Tanzania’s exports destination within SADC is South Africa, where earnings increased to 2.1trn/- last year, compared to 2.09trn/- recorded in 2021, but lower than 2.6trn/- recorded in in 2020.
Tanzania’s major exports to South Africa include coffee, tea, gold, tobacco, cotton, cocoa, cashew nuts and beans. Gold account for the largest share of the value of Tanzania’s exports South Africa, the second largest economy in the continent.
TRA and BoT data show the largest growth of Tanzania’s exports to SADC members was recorded in DRC, after hitting 642.5bn/- last year, compared with 473.7bn/- in 2021.
The great lakes region, which also shares the East African Community (EAC) membership with Tanzania, has continued to become strategic Tanzania’s goods exports destination of different commodities including manufacturing and agriculture.
According to Trading Economics, Tanzania exports to DRC during last year included iron and steel, fertilizers, milling products, malts, starches, inlin, wheat gluten, mineral fuels, oils, distillation products , beverages, glass and glassware, edible fruits, textile articles, plastics, soaps, lubricants, salt, sulphur, earth stone, limestone and cement.
However, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade, Tanzania Exports to Congo was US$280.54 Million during 2022.
Another SADC member which recorded string growth of Tanzania exports earning was Mozambique, which amounted to 80.6bn/- last year compared t0 35.5bn/- in 2021.
Major Tanzania’s goods exports to Mozambique include essential oils, perfumes, cosmetics, iron and steel, plastic, coffee, tea, mates, spices, ceramic, tobacco and manufactures tobacco substitutes, plastic, soaps, electrical, electronic equipment, mineral fuel, oils, distillation products textile articles, sets and worn clothing.
Madagasca also recorded strong growth of imports from Tanzania as provisional data show that the value more than doubled to 12.8bn/- last year compared to 5.2bn/- in 2020.
However the amount was lower than 2018, when Tanzania exported goods valued to 15bn/- and 2019 (13.1bn/-).
Major Tanzania’s goods exports to Madagascar include oil seeds, oleagic fruits, grains, seeds, furniture, lighting signs, prefabricated building , live animals, dairy products, eggs, honey and edible products.
The report shows, for Zambia, the third largest Tanzania’s exports destination, the value of goods exports earning reached to 183.6bn/=- last year, compared to 156bn/- recorded in 2020, while exports earnings from Zimbabwe, also slightly increased to 35.4bn/- compared to 33.8bn/- respectively.
The value of exports to Mauritius also recorded a strong growth, after reaching 10bn/- last year from 401mn/- in 2021 and 2.3bn/- in 2020, while in Seychelles, the value of exports earning jumped to 1.2bn/- compared to 765mn/- respectively.
Exports to Swaziland increased to 576mn/- last year compared to 334mn/- in 2021, while the value of Tanzania’s exports to Botswana went up to 1.7bn/- compared to 1.1bn/- respectively.
However, the TRA/BoT provisional data show exports earnings from other SADC member countries including Angola, Lesotho and Namibia decreased during the reported years.
The value of exports to Angola fell to 6.6bn/- last year, compared to 9.4bn/- in 2021, while the value of exports to Namibia declined to 1.6bn/- compared to4.8bn/- respectively. The value of exports earning from Lesotho went down to 0.8mn/- last year, compared to 68.6mn/- in 2021.
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