What is the price of ginger per kilogram/pound in Tanzania today?
The retail price range for Tanzania ginger is between US$ 2.24 and US$ 5.05 per kilogram or between US$ 1.01 and US$ 2.29 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of ginger in Tanzania
The retail price range in Tanzanian shilling for ginger is between TZS 5,323.40 and TZS 12,035.52 per kilogram or between TZS 2,414.24 and TZS 5,458.29 per pound(lb) in Dar es Salaam and Mwanza.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for Tanzania ginger is between US$ 1.57 and US$ 3.54 per kilogram or between US$ 0.71 and US$ 1.60 per pound(lb).
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Tanzania Ginger Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Ginger from Tanzania has seen a significant decrease over the last five years. In 2013, the price was $1.00, but by 2018, it had dropped to just $0.04. In 2019, the price rose to $2.75, before dropping again to $0.40 in 2020. 2021 saw a slight increase to $0.81. Based on this data, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Ginger from Tanzania in 2023 will be $0.50 and in 2024 will be $0.75.The exports of ginger from Tanzania are classified as:
- Ginger, neither crushed nor ground (HS code 091011)
- Ginger (HS code 091010)
- Ginger, crushed or ground (HS code 091012)
Tanzania Ginger Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price of Ginger into Tanzania over the last five years has been quite varied. In 2017, the price was at its lowest point of 0.23 US$ per kg, before increasing to 0.04 US$ per kg in 2018. This was followed by a sharp rise to 2.75 US$ per kg in 2019, before dropping back to 0.4 US$ per kg in 2020. The price then increased again to 0.81 US$ per kg in 2021. Based on this data, it is predicted that the import price of Ginger into Tanzania in 2023 will be 0.63 US$ per kg, and in 2024 it will be 0.45 US$ per kg.Export values for Tanzania ginger
The total values in export for ginger in Tanzania were US$ 429, US$ 50, US$ 4 and US$ 1,444 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
Prices of other produce in the Herbs and Spices category in Tanzania: Garlic, Pepper, Capsicum (Bell Pepper), Vanilla, Cinnamon, Cloves, Nutmeg, Mace, Cardamom & Anise.
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Tanzania ginger - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Tanzania sold 2,813 tonnes of ginger. Through 2019 alone, the demand for Tanzania ginger (herbs and spices category) has escalated, flactuating by 2713 % compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, ginger's exports went up by 1184.47 pc earning the country US$1.44m for the year 2019. Tanzania's ginger exports are categorised as:
- Ginger, crushed or ground (HS code 091012)
- Ginger, neither crushed nor ground (HS code 091011)
- Ginger (HS code 091010)
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Tanzania ginger export values
In 2019, Tanzania supplied ginger costing 1.44m USD, an increase of 35,900.00% from 2018's total ginger export of 0.004m USD. The yearly growth in value of Tanzania ginger between 2017 to 2018 was -92 per cent.
The yearly change in the amount of Tanzania's ginger exports between 2017 and 2019 was 1184.47 percent when compared to a variation of 2713% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Tanzania ginger ( in '000$ )
Tanzania's leading export markets for ginger are Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya, Malawi and France.
Tanzania brought in 6 tonnes of ginger in 2019.
Production
The production of ginger in Tanzania was 126 tonnes in 2019 and is predicted to change by an average of 0%. The country had approximately 54.00 hectares under ginger cultivation.