Starting a business - Score in Tanzania
Tanzania: Starting a business - Score was 74.4 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Starting a business - Score in Tanzania, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, starting a business - score in Tanzania stood at 74.4. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business - score in Tanzania peaked at 74.4 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 48.43, in 2003.
Tanzania ranks 163rd of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Starting a business - Score in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 48.43 | — |
| 2004 | 48.43 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 48.43 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 49.19 | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 56.48 | +14.8% |
| 2008 | 59.02 | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 60.95 | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 63.38 | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 64.32 | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 67.32 | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 68.73 | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 68.91 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 68.47 | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 71.38 | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 72.12 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 74.28 | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 74.4 | +0.2% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 74.4 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 82.73, 90% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 74.4 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 83.5, 89% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.99 | 48.43 | 60.95 | 7 |
| 2010s | 69.33 | 63.38 | 74.4 | 10 |
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 starting a business - score in Tanzania?
- Starting a business - score in Tanzania was 74.4 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business - score recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 74.4 in 2019.
- What is the lowest starting a business - score recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.43 in 2003.
- How does Tanzania rank for starting a business - score?
- Tanzania ranks 163rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business - score rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.1%. 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 Starting a business - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The score for starting a business is the simple average of the scores for each of the component indicators: the procedures, time and cost for an entrepreneur to start and formally operate a business, as well as the paid-in minimum capital requirement.