Tanzania, July 24 -- Dar es Salaam. Tanzania's factories are increasingly producing for customers beyond its borders, signalling a major shift in the country's industrialisation drive as exports, rather than domestic demand, emerge as the biggest engine of manufacturing growth.

New data from the Bank of Tanzania (BoT) show the value of selected manufactured products rose by 37.4 percent from Sh4.41 trillion to Sh6.06 trillion in the quarter ending March 2026, with the central bank attributing the strong performance largely to rising external demand.

According to the central bank during the period, exports of manufactured goods surged by 54.5 percent compared with the same quarter last year.

The figures suggest Tanzania's manufacturers ...