Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) (Dealing) in Tanzania
Tanzania: Dealing with construction permits: Procedures was 24 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Dealing with construction permits: Procedures in Tanzania, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for dealing with construction permits: procedures in Tanzania is 24 number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: procedures in Tanzania peaked at 24 number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 21 number, in 2005.
Tanzania ranks 3rd of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Dealing with construction permits: Procedures in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 21 number | — |
| 2006 | 21 number | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 21 number | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 21 number | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 21 number | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 22 number | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 22 number | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 22 number | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 22 number | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 23 number | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 24 number | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 24 number | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 24 number | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 24 number | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 24 number | +0.0% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 24 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15.78 number, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 24 number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 15 number, 1.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21 number | 21 number | 21 number | 5 |
| 2010s | 23.1 number | 22 number | 24 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 1 Tajikistan 26 number compare
- 2 Liberia 25 number compare
- 3 Romania 24 number compare
- 5 South Sudan 23 number compare
- 6 Cote d'Ivoire 22 number compare
- 6 Croatia 22 number compare
- 6 Hungary 22 number compare
- 6 Lebanon 22 number compare
- 6 Philippines 22 number compare
- 6 Puerto Rico 22 number compare
More private sector data for Tanzania
- Merchandise trade 27.5% (2025)
- Food imports 9.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 68.3% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 14.81 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 37.4% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 10.8% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 9.96 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 141.13 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1104 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 14.41 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: procedures in Tanzania?
- Dealing with construction permits: procedures in Tanzania was 24 number in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: procedures recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 24 number in 2015.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: procedures recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 21 number in 2005.
- How does Tanzania rank for dealing with construction permits: procedures?
- Tanzania ranks 3rd out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: procedures rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The number of procedures records all interactions of the building company’s employees or any party acting on its behalf with external parties, including government agencies, notaries, the land registry, the cadastre, utility companies and public inspectors. Procedures that the company undergoes to connect the warehouse to water and sewerage are included. All procedures that are legally required and that are done in practice by a majority of companies are counted, even if they may be avoided in exceptional cases.