Global: Ease of doing business score (DB17-20 methodology) in Tanzania
Tanzania: Global: Ease of doing business score was 54.46 DB17-20 methodology in 2019. ▲ Rising
Global: Ease of doing business score in Tanzania, 2015–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB17-20 methodology.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 54.46 DB17-20 methodology for global: ease of doing business score in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 9.6% over five years.
That places Tanzania 142nd out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Global: Ease of doing business score in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | DB17-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 49.69 DB17-20 methodology | — |
| 2016 | 53.87 DB17-20 methodology | +8.4% |
| 2017 | 53.98 DB17-20 methodology | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 54.29 DB17-20 methodology | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 54.46 DB17-20 methodology | +0.3% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 54.46 DB17-20 methodology is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 56.88 DB17-20 methodology, 96% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 54.46 DB17-20 methodology is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 51.9 DB17-20 methodology, 1.0× 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 global: ease of doing business score in Tanzania?
- Global: ease of doing business score in Tanzania was 54.46 DB17-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest global: ease of doing business score recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 54.46 DB17-20 methodology in 2019.
- What is the lowest global: ease of doing business score recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.69 DB17-20 methodology in 2015.
- How does Tanzania rank for global: ease of doing business score?
- Tanzania ranks 142nd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Global: Ease of doing business score (DB17-20 methodology). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The ease of doing business score is the simple average of the scores for each of the Doing Business topics: starting a business, dealing with construction permits, getting electricity, registering property, getting credit, protecting minority investors, paying taxes, trading across borders, enforcing contracts and resolving insolvency. The score is computed based on the methodology in the DB17-20 studies for topics that underwent methodology updates.