What is the price of bananas per kilogram/pound in Tanzania today?
The retail price range for Tanzania bananas is between US$ 0.77 and US$ 2.22 per kilogram or between US$ 0.35 and US$ 1.01 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of bananas in Tanzania
The retail price range in Tanzanian shilling for bananas is between TZS 1,840.00 and TZS 5,290.00 per kilogram or between TZS 834.47 and TZS 2,399.09 per pound(lb) in Dar es Salaam and Mwanza.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for Tanzania bananas is between US$ 0.54 and US$ 1.56 per kilogram or between US$ 0.25 and US$ 0.71 per pound(lb).
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Tanzania Bananas Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Bananas from Tanzania over the last five years has been quite varied. In 2017, the price was 0.05 US$ per kg, followed by a sharp increase to 1.16 US$ per kg in 2016. Prices then dropped to 0.03 US$ per kg in 2015 and 0.05 US$ per kg in 2018 and 2021. The highest price was seen in 2014, at 0.46 US$ per kg, while the lowest was in 2019, at 0.02 US$ per kg. Based on this data, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Bananas from Tanzania in 2023 will be 0.05 US$ per kg and in 2024 will be 0.24 US$ per kg.The bananas exports from Tanzania are classified as:
- Bananas, incl. plantains, fresh or dried (HS code 080300)
- Fresh or dried bananas (excluding plantains) (HS code 080390)
Tanzania Bananas Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Bananas into Tanzania over the last five years has been quite varied. In 2017, the price was 0.05 US$ per kg, followed by a significant increase to 1.16 US$ per kg in 2016. This was followed by a sharp decrease to 0.03 US$ per kg in 2015. The price then remained steady at 0.05 US$ per kg in 2018 and 2019. In 2020, the price rose to 0.24 US$ per kg before dropping back to 0.05 US$ per kg in 2021. Based on this data, it is likely that the import price per kilogram of Bananas into Tanzania will remain steady at 0.05 US$ per kg in 2023 and 2024.Export values for Tanzania bananas
The total values in export for bananas in Tanzania were US$ 2,176, US$ 41, US$ 112 and US$ 413 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
Prices of other produce in the Fruits category in Tanzania: Olives, Pumpkins, squash and gourds, Sweetcorn, Dates, Figs, Pineapples, Avocados, Mangoes, Oranges & Mandarin Oranges (tangerines and clementines.
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Tanzania bananas - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Tanzania exported 4,863 tonnes of bananas. Across 2019 alone, the demand for Tanzania bananas (fruits category) has gone up, flactuating by 129.387 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, bananas' exports grew by 440.93 pc bringing Tanzania US$0.41m for the year 2019. Tanzania's bananas exports are classified as:
- Bananas, incl. plantains, fresh or dried (HS code 080300)
- Fresh or dried bananas (excluding plantains) (HS code 080390)
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Tanzania bananas export values
In 2019, Tanzania supplied bananas costing 0.41m USD, an increment of 266.07% from 2018's total bananas export of 0.112m USD. The yearly change in value of Tanzania bananas between 2017 to 2018 was 173.171 percent.
The yearly variation in the quantity of Tanzania's bananas exports between 2017 and 2019 was 440.93 percent in comparison to a variation of 129.387% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Tanzania bananas ( in '000$ )
Tanzania's leading destinations for bananas are Zambia, Malawi, Rwanda, South Africa and Switzerland.
Tanzania procured 567 tonnes of bananas in 2019.
Production
The production of bananas in Tanzania was 6,813,872 tonnes in 2019 and is forecast to change by an average of 0.34%. The country had approximately 605,516.00 hectares under bananas cultivation.