What is the price of sugar in Tanzania?

As of May 2026, sugar in Tanzania is US$ 0.50 per kg (1,190 TZS), sourced from UN Comtrade (unit value).

Sugar Price in Tanzania - June 2026 Market Prices (Updated Monthly)

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Sugar Prices in Tanzania

US$ 0.50 / kg

1,190 TZS / kg

MoM ▼ 57.2% YoY ▼ 57.2%

Checked: Jun 9, 2026

Price as of: May 2026

Source: UN Comtrade (unit value)

Variety	Market level	Price (US$/kg)	Local (TZS)	MoM	YoY	Source
EU	Global benchmark	0.38	905	▲ 0.0%	▲ 2.7%	World Bank Pink Sheet
US	Global benchmark	0.79	1,881	▲ 2.6%	▼ 2.5%	World Bank Pink Sheet
World	Global benchmark	0.34	810	▲ 6.3%	▼ 12.8%	World Bank Pink Sheet
-	Export (unit value)	0.50	1,190	▼ 57.2%	▼ 57.2%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the sugar price in Tanzania available is US$ 0.50 per kg (1,190 TZS), down 57.2% year-on-year.

Tanzania exported sugar worth US$100 in 2024, totaling 0 tonnes and ranking #116 out of 118 global exporters, with a -98.7% year-on-year decline. The country holds a net exporter position. The latest export unit value for sugar is US$0.5 per kg.

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Production, Exports, Imports & HS Codes - sugar in Tanzania

Exports UN Comtrade · 2024

In 2024, Tanzania exported $100 (0.2 t) of sugar▼ 98.7% YoY. That ranks #116 worldwide.

$100

Export value

0.2 t

Export volume

#116 / 118

World rank

$0.5

Avg export price / kg

Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top sugar exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2024

#1 Brazil $2.67B · 15.5%
#2 India $1.69B · 9.8%
#3 France $1.54B · 8.9%
#4 Thailand $1.43B · 8.3%
#5 Germany $1.14B · 6.6%

Annual export data Tanzania · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2024	$100	0.2 t	$0.5
2023	$7.8K	6.7 t	$1.17
2022	$2M	2.9 kt	$0.69
2021	$56.9K	54.1 t	$1.05
2020	$1.1K	0.2 t	$5.13

HS Code

sugar is traded under Harmonized System code 1701.99. Trade figures above are compiled for this HS heading.

Sources: trade & HS - UN Comtrade. Values are official reported figures.

Tanzania sugar - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes

In 2019 Tanzania exported 104 tonnes of sugar. Through 2019 alone, the interest in Tanzania sugar (processed category) has decreased, recording a change of -97.125 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, sugar's exports went down by -57.72 pc earning the country US$0.05m for the year 2019. Tanzania's sugar exports are classified as:

Cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose, in solid form (excluding cane and beet sugar containing added flavouring or colouring and raw sugar) (HS code 170199)
Refined cane or beet sugar, containing added flavouring or colouring, in solid form (HS code 170191)
Raw cane sugar, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter, obtained without centrifugation, with sucrose content 69Â° to 93Â°, containing only natural anhedral microcrystals (see subheading note 2.) (HS code 170113)
Raw beet sugar (excluding added flavouring or colouring) (HS code 170112)
Raw cane sugar, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter (excluding cane sugar of 1701 13) (HS code 170114)
Raw cane sugar (excluding added flavouring or colouring) (HS code 170111)

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Tanzania sugar export values

In 2019, Tanzania shipped sugar with a value of 0.05m USD, a drop of -97.07% from 2018's total sugar export of 1.704m USD. The annual reduction in value of Tanzania sugar between 2017 to 2018 was 3115.094 per cent.

The annual variation in the volume of Tanzania's sugar exports between 2017 and 2019 was -57.72 percent in comparison to a variation of -97.125% in the period between 2018 and 2019.

Export markets for Tanzania sugar ( in '000$ )

Tanzania's top destinations for sugar are Rwanda, Burundi, France, Comoros and Malawi.

Tanzania bought 292,430 tonnes of sugar in 2019.

Sugar Prices Across Africa

Compare the latest sugar prices in other Africa countries:

Ethiopia$0.38/kg Kenya$0.97/kg Uganda$0.67/kg Malawi$0.38/kg Zimbabwe$0.53/kg Ghana$0.44/kg South Africa$0.68/kg Djibouti$0.66/kg Zambia$0.91/kg Nigeria$2.72/kg Egypt$0.61/kg Mozambique$0.94/kg Mauritius$0.81/kg DRC Congo$0.38/kg Ivory Coast$1.08/kg

Other Processed Prices in Tanzania

Latest prices for other processed in Tanzania:

Coffee$3.56/kg Sunflower Oil$1.66/kg Cocoa Beans$7.30/kg Cotton$1.28/kg Kefir & Buttermilk$2.53/kg Wine$1.04/kg Whisky$2.62/kg Sausages$4.59/kg Beer$0.56/kg Copra$2.10/kg Molasses$0.09/kg Ethyl Alcohol$1.20/kg Cheese$4.38/kg Wheat flour$0.51/kg Butter$10.61/kg

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