Starting a business: Time - Men (days) - Score in Tanzania
Tanzania: Starting a business: Time - Men (days) - Score was 70.85 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Starting a business: Time - Men (days) - Score in Tanzania, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, starting a business: time - men (days) - score in Tanzania stood at 70.85.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: time - men (days) - score in Tanzania peaked at 72.86 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 64.32, in 2003.
That places Tanzania 158th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Starting a business: Time - Men (days) - Score in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 64.32 | — |
| 2004 | 64.32 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 64.32 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 67.34 | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 68.34 | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 69.35 | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 69.35 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 69.35 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 69.35 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 71.36 | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 71.36 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 71.36 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 71.36 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 71.36 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 71.36 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 72.86 | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 70.85 | -2.8% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 70.85 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 85.43, 83% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 70.85 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 86.43, 82% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 66.76 | 64.32 | 69.35 | 7 |
| 2010s | 71.06 | 69.35 | 72.86 | 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: time - men (days) - score in Tanzania?
- Starting a business: time - men (days) - score in Tanzania was 70.85 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: time - men (days) - score recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 72.86 in 2018.
- What is the lowest starting a business: time - men (days) - score recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.32 in 2003.
- How does Tanzania rank for starting a business: time - men (days) - score?
- Tanzania ranks 158th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: time - men (days) - score rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. 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: Time - Men (days) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The score for the time for men benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score ranges from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance.