Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Tanzania
Tanzania: Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score was 74.87 in 2019. ▬ Flat
Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Tanzania, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Tanzania stood at 74.87. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
That places Tanzania 85th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 72.08 | — |
| 2015 | 73.42 | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 73.64 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 73.96 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 74.61 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 74.87 | +0.3% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 74.87 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 62.07, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 74.87 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 52.76, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Tanzania
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 getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Tanzania?
- Getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Tanzania was 74.87 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 74.87 in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.08 in 2014.
- How does Tanzania rank for getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score?
- Tanzania ranks 85th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The score for getting electricity is the simple average of the scores for each of the component indicators: the procedures, time, cost for a business to obtain a permanent electricity connection and supply for a standardized warehouse, as well as the reliability of supply and transparency of tariffs index. The score is computed based on the methodology in the DB16-20 studies.