Relationship dossier
Kingdom of the Netherlands
Tanzania
Relationship assessment
Development cooperation and economic engagement underpin Netherlands–Tanzania relations.
Kingdom of the Netherlands toward Tanzania
+35The Dutch government supports cooperation with Tanzania in areas including water, agriculture and health, and promotes trade and investment engagement.
Tanzania toward Kingdom of the Netherlands
+25The Tanzanian government participates in bilateral development cooperation with the Netherlands and engages in trade and investment relations; details of specific government initiatives are limited.
Overall relationship
+30The enduring relationship is centered on development cooperation, alongside economic engagement. These areas support a cooperative bilateral structure, though the scope and implementation of specific programs are not fully clear.
How to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
The Netherlands and Tanzania have a substantive development relationship, with Dutch government cooperation supporting areas including water, agriculture and health. The relationship also includes trade and investment engagement. Available detail about the breadth and implementation of Tanzanian government cooperation is more limited.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral development arrangements are unclear.
- Details of Tanzanian government cooperation beyond development and trade engagement are limited.