Tanzania is a net exporter, Kenya is a dumping ground for rejected EAC goods and maize fit only for animal feeds (Food for Kibera)
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Value of inter trade= imports + Exports
Kenya is a dumping ground for grade 3 maize from Tz & Cheap eggs and poultry from UG
Here is the data explained further categorized interms of Imports/Exports
So, like
MK254 put it, in2018, Kenya EAC Inter-Trade is $1.95 billion While Tz is $811.3 million and Uganda at $2.05 Billion
And from the Screenshot I have just provided, you can see the breakdown:
For the year 2018:
IMPORTS from other EAC members
1.Uganda is the biggest Importer of goods withing EAC at $796 Million
2. Followed by Kenya at $ 676 Million
3. Tanzania at number five importing goods worth $302 Million
EXPORTS to Other EAC Members
1. Kenya leads in exports $1.273 Billion
2.Uganda comes in a close second at $1.254 Billion
3. While Tanzania is third with $509 Million
So contrary to what you were trying to insinuate, Kenya is actually the biggest exporter of goods to the EAC region and we are the 2nd biggest importer of Goods in the region after Uganda...
In-terms of
TRADE SURPLUS, Kenya has the largest trade surplus within EAC
Kenya Trade surplus 1273 - 677 =
$596 Million
Uganda comes in Second with 1255 - 796 =
$459 Million
While
Tanzania has a trade surplus of 508 - 303 =
$205 Million.
Therefore Tanzania is clearly NOT a net exporter of anything in EAC, the maize that you sell us is hardly worth more than $50 million...... Among the big (geographically and demographically and politically speaking) countries within EAC, you actually have the least amount of exports.. infact, Both Uganda and Kenya each double your exports ...... Also Both Kenya and Uganda double your trade-surplus (Profits)...
Kwa kifupi, ndani ya hii game ya bishara baina ya wana EAC, mashindano ni kati ya Kenya na Uganda.... Tanzania labda mkabahatishe kule SADC.....
Alafu kama bado unabisha eti Kenya ni dumping ground , wacha nikuwekee hii ya COMESA Trade ndani ya mwaka huo huo 2018........
Biashara kati ya nchi 21 za COMESA(Africa's biggest trading bock), Kenya ya pili baada ya Egypt kwa Exports.... You can expect a similar thing ndani ya ile Continental Free Trade Area manake kama kawa hatutalegeza kamba!!!
Edit:
Nimechunguza hio Trade yenu kule SADC..
In 2018 Tanzania Exported $680 Million to SADC
Tanzania also Imported $649 Million from SADC
Source:
Trade and Regional Integration in Tanzania: FY2019/20 | PESA
So while TZ intra SADC trade is larger than its Intra EAC trade, You only have a trade surplus of $31 million with SADC, which is not necessarily a bad thing, but given the fact that you make $205 Million worth of 'Profit' as a country from EAC, it shows that EAC is very much important to TZ in maintaining your global trade surplus/balance even though you are not that relevant within EAC interms of trade.... It also shows that Tz is also not that big of a player in SADC, i.e If Uganda and Kenya are each exporting over $1 Billion within EAC - a 5 member block, Tz exporting only $680m within a 16 member block SADC, you must be a very insignificant player in that block too!!!!!
