Tanzania
13. Foreign Direct Investment and Foreign Portfolio Investment Statistics
Table 2: Key Macroeconomic Data, U.S. FDI in Host Country/Economy
| Host Country Statistical Source | USG or International Statistical Source | USG or International Source of Data: BEA; IMF; Eurostat; UNCTAD, Other |
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| Economic Data | Year | Amount | Year | Amount | |
| Host Country Gross Domestic Product (GDP) ($M USD) | 2015 | U$52.53 billion | 2015 | $45.63 billion | www.worldbank.org/en/country |
| Foreign Direct Investment | Host Country Statistical Source | USG or International Statistical Source | USG or International Source of Data: BEA; IMF; Eurostat; UNCTAD, Other |
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| U.S. FDI in partner country ($M USD, stock positions) | N/A | N/A | 2015 | $578 m | BEA data available at http://bea.gov/international/direct_investment_ multinational_companies_comprehensive_data.htm |
| Host country’s FDI in the United States ($M USD, stock positions) | N/A | N/A | 2014 | $-3 m | BEA data available at http://bea.gov/international/direct_investment_ multinational_companies_comprehensive_data.htm |
| Total inbound stock of FDI as % host GDP | N/A | N/A | 2013 | 1.266% | N/A |
Table 3: Sources and Destination of FDI
Top country sources of FDI into Tanzania include South Africa, the United Kingdom, Kenya, Canada, and China. According to TIC, the UK was the largest source of FDI in 2013, outside of Africa. FDI continues to grow, particularly in the sectors of telecommunications services, energy infrastructure, road construction, breweries, tourism / hotels, mining, and agriculture. The Bank of Tanzania restricts Tanzanians from investing abroad, while very few international firms (primarily Kenyan) list on the Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange. There is currently no information on Tanzanian FDI abroad (FDI outflows), as Tanzanians are legally barred from participating in foreign investment funds or offerings.
| Direct Investment from/in Counterpart Economy Data | |||||
| From Top Five Sources/To Top Five Destinations (US Dollars, Millions) | |||||
| Inward Direct Investment | Outward Direct Investment | ||||
| Total Inward | U$ 14,872 | 100% | Total Outward | Amount | 100% |
| South Africa | U$ 3,659 | 24.5% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| United Kingdom | U$ 2,462 | 16.5% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Barbados | U$ 1,834 | 12.3% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Canada | U$ 1,805 | 12.1% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Kenya | U$ 819 | 5.5% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| “0” reflects amounts rounded to +/- USD 500,000. | |||||
Source: IMF’s Coordinated Direct Investment Survey (CDIS)
Table 4: Sources of Portfolio Investment
Data not available.