Dealing with construction permits: Cost (% of Warehouse value) in Tanzania
Tanzania: Dealing with construction permits: Cost (% of Warehouse value) was 5.4% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Dealing with construction permits: Cost in Tanzania, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of Warehouse value.
Analysis
The most recent figure for dealing with construction permits: cost in Tanzania is 5.4%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.0% on the previous year and down 56.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: cost in Tanzania peaked at 20.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 2019.
That places Tanzania 53rd out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Dealing with construction permits: Cost (% of Warehouse value) in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | % of Warehouse value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 20.5% | — |
| 2006 | 18.9% | -7.8% |
| 2007 | 15.7% | -16.9% |
| 2008 | 13.8% | -12.1% |
| 2009 | 12.3% | -10.9% |
| 2010 | 10.3% | -16.3% |
| 2011 | 9.5% | -7.8% |
| 2012 | 12.4% | +30.5% |
| 2013 | 10.8% | -12.9% |
| 2014 | 11.1% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 7.9% | -28.8% |
| 2016 | 7.4% | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 6.6% | -10.8% |
| 2018 | 6.0% | -9.1% |
| 2019 | 5.4% | -10.0% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 5.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.6%, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 5.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.7%, 81% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Dealing with construction permits: Cost (% of Warehouse value) in Tanzania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +30.5% | 9.5% | 12.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.2% | 12.3% | 20.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 8.7% | 5.4% | 12.4% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
More private sector data for Tanzania
- Merchandise trade 27.5% (2025)
- Food imports 8.2% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 73.7% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 14.81 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 2.70 billion current US$ (2024)
- Food exports 31.0% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 11.4% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 9.96 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 6.80 billion current US$ (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 141.13 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: cost in Tanzania?
- Dealing with construction permits: cost in Tanzania was 5.4% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: cost recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 20.5% in 2005.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: cost recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 2019.
- How does Tanzania rank for dealing with construction permits: cost?
- Tanzania ranks 53rd out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: cost rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Dealing with construction permits: Cost (% of Warehouse value). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The cost records all official costs associated with completing the procedures to legally build a warehouse, including the costs associated with obtaining land use approvals and preconstruction design clearances; receiving inspections before, during and after construction; obtaining utility connections; and registering the warehouse at the property registry. It is calculated as a percentage of the warehouse value. Nonrecurring taxes required for the completion of the warehouse project are also recorded. Sales taxes (such as value added tax) or capital gains taxes are not recorded. Nor are deposits that must be paid up front and are later refunded.