Tanzania, April 10 -- Dar es Salaam. Zanzibar's exports of goods and services rose sharply in the year ending February 2026, underpinned by robust service receipts and a bumper clove harvest, the Bank of Tanzania (BoT) has reported.

According to the latest figures, total exports increased by 25.5 percent to $1.63 billion, up from the level recorded in the corresponding period in 2025.

Service receipts continued to dominate the export basket, accounting for 94.9 percent of total exports, highlighting the sustained contribution of sectors such as tourism and transport to foreign exchange earnings.

Meanwhile, exports of goods more than doubled to $82.2 million, driven largely by traditional crops. Cloves, in particular, registered strong ...