Registering property: Time (days) in Tanzania
Tanzania: Registering property: Time was 67 days in 2019. ▼ Falling
Registering property: Time in Tanzania, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in days.
Analysis
In 2019, registering property: time in Tanzania stood at 67 days. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, registering property: time in Tanzania peaked at 77 days in 2004 and was at its lowest, 67 days, in 2012.
Tanzania ranks 31st of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Registering property: Time in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 77 days | — |
| 2005 | 73 days | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 77 days | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 73 days | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 73 days | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 73 days | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 73 days | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 73 days | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 67 days | -8.2% |
| 2013 | 67 days | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 67 days | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 67 days | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 67 days | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 67 days | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 67 days | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 67 days | +0.0% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 67 days is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 47 days, 1.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 67 days is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 43.75 days, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 74.33 days | 73 days | 77 days | 6 |
| 2010s | 68.2 days | 67 days | 73 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 29 Fiji 69 days compare
- 29 Montenegro 69 days compare
- 31 Burkina Faso 67 days compare
- 33 Uruguay 66 days compare
- 34 Myanmar 65 days 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 registering property: time in Tanzania?
- Registering property: time in Tanzania was 67 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest registering property: time recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 77 days in 2004.
- What is the lowest registering property: time recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 67 days in 2012.
- How does Tanzania rank for registering property: time?
- Tanzania ranks 31st out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is registering property: time rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. 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 Registering property: Time (days). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The number of procedures records all the procedures necessary for a business (the buyer) to purchase a property from another business (the seller) and to transfer the property title to the buyer’s name so that the buyer can use the property for expanding its business, use the property as collateral in taking new loans or, if necessary, sell the property to another business. A procedure is defined as any interaction that is legally or in practice required between the buyer, the seller or their agents (if required) and external parties, including government agencies, inspectors, notaries and lawyers.