Time required to start business in Tanzania
Tanzania: Time required to start business was 29.5 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
29.5
Change on year
up 7.3%
World rank
34th
of 188 countries
All-time high
36
in 2003
All-time low
27.5
in 2018
Years of data
17
2003–2019
Time required to start business in Tanzania, 2003–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for time required to start business in Tanzania is 29.5, measured in 2019.
The figure is up 7.3% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, time required to start business in Tanzania peaked at 36 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 27.5, in 2018.
Tanzania ranks 34th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Time required to start business in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 36 | — |
| 2004 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 33 | -8.3% |
| 2007 | 32 | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 31 | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 31 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 31 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 31 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 29 | -6.5% |
| 2013 | 29 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 29 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 29 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 29 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 29 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 27.5 | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 29.5 | +7.3% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 29.5 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15, 2.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 29.5 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.25, 2.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.57 | 31 | 36 | 7 |
| 2010s | 29.3 | 27.5 | 31 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
More reference data data for Tanzania
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 72.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 68.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 59.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6405 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural 18,798 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14.14 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is time required to start business in Tanzania?
- Time required to start business in Tanzania was 29.5 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest time required to start business recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 36 in 2003.
- What is the lowest time required to start business recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.5 in 2018.
- How does Tanzania rank for time required to start business?
- Tanzania ranks 34th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is time required to start business 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Time required to start business. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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