Protecting investors, shareholder suits index in Tanzania
Tanzania: Protecting investors, shareholder suits index was 8 in 2012. ▲ Rising
Protecting investors, shareholder suits index in Tanzania, 2005–2012
Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).
Analysis
In 2012, protecting investors, shareholder suits index in Tanzania stood at 8. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 33.3% over ten years.
That places Tanzania 4th out of 51 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the top 10%.
Protecting investors, shareholder suits index in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 6 | — |
| 2006 | 8 | +33.3% |
| 2007 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 8 | +0.0% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 8 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.5, 1.5× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 8 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5, 1.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.6 | 6 | 8 | 5 |
| 2010s | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 |
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 protecting investors, shareholder suits index in Tanzania?
- Protecting investors, shareholder suits index in Tanzania was 8 in 2012, according to World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).
- What is the highest protecting investors, shareholder suits index recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 8 in 2006.
- What is the lowest protecting investors, shareholder suits index recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 in 2005.
- How does Tanzania rank for protecting investors, shareholder suits index?
- Tanzania ranks 4th out of 51 countries with data for 2012.
- Is protecting investors, shareholder suits index rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/), published as part of Protecting investors, shareholder suits index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Doing Business measures the strength of minority shareholder protections against directors’ misuse of corporate assets for personal gain. The indicators distinguish 3 dimensions of investor protection: transparency of transactions (extent of disclosure index), liability for self-dealing (extent of director liability index) and shareholders’ ability to sue officers and directors for misconduct (ease of shareholder suits index). The data come from a survey of corporate lawyers and are based on company laws, court rules of evidence and securities regulations. For more information, visit http://www.doingbusiness.org/MethodologySurveys/.