The Performance of the Manufacturing Sector in Tanzania: Challenges and the Way Forward

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dc.contributor.authorWangwe, S
dc.contributor.authorMmari, D
dc.contributor.authorAikaeli, Jehovaness
dc.contributor.authorRutatina, N
dc.contributor.authorMboghoina, T
dc.contributor.authorKinyondo, Abel
dc.date.accessioned2018-04-03T13:34:56Z
dc.date.available2018-04-03T13:34:56Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractTanzania’s industrial sector has evolved through various stages since independence in 1961, from nascent and undiversified to state-led import substitution industrialization, and subsequently to de-industrialization under the structural adjustment programmes and policy reforms. The current development agenda, however, has brought industrial development back to be one of the policy priorities. This paper aims at examining the performance of the manufacturing sector, with particular interest in identifying the emerging manufacturing subsectors, drivers of their success, and challenges for sustained competitiveness. The paper shows that manufacturing growth over the last ten years has helped to sustain GDP growth. The growth in manufacturing notwithstanding, it remains largely undiversified, and vulnerable to variations in agricultural production and commodity prices. The most dynamic subsectors in terms of output growth, export growth, production innovation and product diversity are food products, plastic and rubber, chemicals, basic metal work, and non-metallic mineral products. Nevertheless, the domestic value addition is limited by the dependence of imported intermediate goods, signifying limited inter-industry linkages that are important for promoting domestic manufacturing base and employment. Various technological, financial, policy, and administrative constraints remain unresolved and therefore, limiting faster industrial growth and transformation.en_US
dc.identifier.citationWangwe, S., Mmari, D., Aikael, J., Rutatina, N., Mboghina, T., and Kinyondo, A. (2014). “The Performance of the Manufacturing Sector in Tanzania: Challenges and the Way Forward” (2014). United Nations University (UNU) - World Institute for Development Economics Research (WIDER). Working Paper 2014/085.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/4674
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUNU-WIDERen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesWorking Paper;2014/085
dc.titleThe Performance of the Manufacturing Sector in Tanzania: Challenges and the Way Forwarden_US
dc.typeWorking Paperen_US
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