Starting a business: Time - Women (days) in Tanzania
Tanzania: Starting a business: Time - Women was 29.5 days in 2019. ▼ Falling
Starting a business: Time - Women in Tanzania, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in days.
Analysis
The most recent figure for starting a business: time - women in Tanzania is 29.5 days, measured in 2019.
The figure is up 7.3% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: time - women in Tanzania peaked at 36 days in 2003 and was at its lowest, 27.5 days, in 2018.
Tanzania ranks 34th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Starting a business: Time - Women in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 36 days | — |
| 2004 | 36 days | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 36 days | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 33 days | -8.3% |
| 2007 | 32 days | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 31 days | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 31 days | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 31 days | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 31 days | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 29 days | -6.5% |
| 2013 | 29 days | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 29 days | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 29 days | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 29 days | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 29 days | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 27.5 days | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 29.5 days | +7.3% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 29.5 days is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15 days, 2.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 29.5 days is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.5 days, 2.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.57 days | 31 days | 36 days | 7 |
| 2010s | 29.3 days | 27.5 days | 31 days | 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 - women in Tanzania?
- Starting a business: time - women in Tanzania was 29.5 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: time - women recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 36 days in 2003.
- What is the lowest starting a business: time - women recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.5 days in 2018.
- How does Tanzania rank for starting a business: time - women?
- Tanzania ranks 34th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: time - women rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. 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 Starting a business: Time - Women (days). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The time for women captures the median duration that business incorporation experts indicate is necessary for five female married entrepreneurs to complete all procedures required to start and operate a business with minimum follow-up and no extra payments. It is calulared in calendar days. The time estimates of all procedures are added to calculate the total time required to start and operate a business, taking into account simultaneity of processes. It is assumed that the minimum time required for each procedure is one day, except for procedures that can be fully completed online, for which the time required is recorded as half a day.