Japan started to assist Tanzania in its endeavor to develop the country as early as 1966, when Japan extended its first concessional credit to Tanzania.
Japan has been attaching priorities to economic and social infrastructure building in Tanzania such as roads, electricity supply and water supply as well as transfer of technology related to rice production or irrigation.
Export from Japan to Tanzania has grown by 275% in 10 years (2004 to 2014), amounting to JPY32b (approx. USD266.7m) in 2014. Similary, export from Tanzania to Japan has achieved remarkable growth of 193% in the same period, amounting to JPOY25.2b (approx. USD210m) in 2014.
In 2014, the five major export products from Tanzania to Japan were: precious and base metal ores, sesame seeds, coffee, tobacco, and fish and seafood.
In 2014, Tanzania’s three leading import categories from Japan were: automobiles, steel and steel products, and plastics and plastic products.
The Embassy of Japan in Tanzania indicates: “More and more Japanese companies are becoming interested in Tanzania as a growing market endowed with abundant natural resources. It is sure that in the near future the economic relations between Tanzania and Japan will reach a new stage of cooperation.”
A TZS 28 billion kidney transplant center will be built at Benjamin Mkapa Hospital in Dodoma. The facility will be the largest in Sub-Saharan Africa and offer training for doctors across the continent.
Tanzania and Japan have signed a TZS 27.3 billion agreement to enhance maternal and child healthcare services through the procurement of modern medical equipment for seven referral hospitals.
On 14th January 2025, Tanzania and Japan signed a ¥22.7 billion Two Step Loan agreement in Dar es Salaam. The project aims to provide medium- and long-term financing to farmers, farming groups, and agricultural companies. It will be executed by the Tanzania Agricultural Development Bank (TADB) with oversight by JICA, focusing on agricultural productivity, food security, and climate-resilient farming.
The Governments of Tanzania and Japan have recently organized a one-day event in Dar es Salaam to share…
February 2, 2016
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