• The 9th largest economy in sub-Saharan Africa with 6 to 7.8% GDP growth each year since 2001

• Regional gateway to fast-growing eastern and central African economies

• Member of the Commonwealth of Nations with strong ties to Britain – the UK is the largest foreign investor in Tanzania

• The UK’s main goods exports to Tanzania include vehicles, machinery and manufactured products

• Historically, Tanzania has relied heavily on agriculture – more recently, the economy has started to become more diversified with a greater focus on retail, communications, financial services and construction

• Tanzania’s GDP is projected to grow by 7.1% on average each year from 2015 to 2019

TRADING WITH TANZANIA

Trading with Tanzania

COUNTRY PROFILE

Capital Dodoma

Population 49.6 million

Area 947,300 sq km

Currency 1 Tanzanian shilling (TZS) = 100 kurus

Main business languagesEnglish is the primary language of commerce; Kiswahili / Swahili is also spoken