Two-way investment brief

Australia–Tanzania

Total investment in Australia from Tanzania stood at A$1 m at the end of 2025; the direct investment component is nil or not published. Australian direct investment in Tanzania was A$30 m — the 40th-largest destination for Australian direct investment abroad. Tanzania was Australia’s 76th-largest two-way trading partner in 2025 (goods and services, A$247 m; 0.0% of Australia’s trade). Globally, Tanzania was the world’s 107th-largest source of FDI outflows in 2003 ($2 m, World Bank).

Data (CSV)Tanzania global profile

Tanzania direct investment in Australia

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Total Tanzania investment in Australia

A$1 m

96th largest · 0.0%

Australian direct investment in Tanzania

A$30 m

40th largest destination

Total Australian investment in Tanzania

A$31 m

Levels at 31 Dec 2025

Trend

Direct investment in both directions

Direct investment levels, Australia–Tanzania

Tanzania in Australia
Australia in Tanzania

Source: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (5352.0).

Tanzania’s investment in Australia by type

Direct investment
Portfolio investment
Other investment

Source: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (5352.0).

Annual direct investment flows

Net transactions during the year; negative = net disinvestment

Tanzania → Australia
Australia → Tanzania

Source: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (5352.0).

Trade relationship

Australia–Tanzania trade

Investment and trade move together: the partners that invest most in Australia are usually major trading partners too. Goods trade is recorded monthly (latest: July 2026); services annually.

Two-way trade, 2025

A$247 m

76th largest partner · 0.0%

Goods exports to Tanzania, 2025

A$225 m

12 months to July 2026: A$115 m

Goods imports from Tanzania, 2025

A$22 m

12 months to July 2026: A$19 m

Services trade, 2025

A$0 k

Exports — · imports —

Goods trade

Calendar years, A$ (ABS merchandise trade)

Exports to Tanzania
Imports from Tanzania

Source: ABS, International Merchandise Trade (MERCH_EXP / MERCH_IMP), summed to calendar years.

Services trade

Calendar years, A$ (ABS international trade in services by country)

Exports to Tanzania
Imports from Tanzania

Source: ABS, International Trade in Services by Country, calendar years.

Economic outlook

Tanzania’s economy

IMF World Economic Outlook	2024	2025	2026forecast	2027forecast	2028forecast
Real GDP growth	5.5%	5.9%	5.9%	6.1%	6.3%
Inflation	3.1%	3.3%	4.0%	4.3%	4.0%
Current account, % GDP	−2.8%	−2.4%	−2.3%	−2.1%	−2.0%
Fiscal balance, % GDP	−3.0%	−3.0%	−3.2%	−3.2%	−3.2%
Government gross debt, % GDP	49.9%	49.7%	48.7%	47.5%	46.2%

Source: IMF World Economic Outlook via the IMF DataMapper API. Years from 2026 are IMF projections; recent years may be estimates and are revised in each WEO round (April and October).

2025 at a glance

New FDI from Tanzania: —
New Australian FDI in Tanzania: —
Direct investment income paid to investors: —
Direct investment income earned by Australians: —

Tanzania globally (World Bank)

FDI outflows, 2003: $2 m · 107th
FDI inflows, 2024: $1.7 bn
GDP, 2025: $90.1 bn
Region · income: Sub-Saharan Africa · Lower-middle income

Regulatory openness (OECD FDIRRI)

OECD index data loading — see FDI openness

Sources: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (cat. 5352.0), 2025 release, released 2026-05-06 — levels at 31 December and calendar-year flows and income, A$ millions, immediate counterparty basis (investment routed via third economies is attributed to the intermediate economy). World Bank WDI (US$). OECD FDI Regulatory Restrictiveness Index. np = not published for confidentiality; included in totalsPrepared independently by FDIstats from public statistics; not an Australian Government publication and not investment advice. For foreign investment rules, see the Treasury and FIRB.