Tanzania

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Tanzania

This page summarizes Doing Business 2013 data for Tanzania. The first table lists the overall "Ease of Doing Business" rank (out of 185 economies) and the rankings by each topic. It also lists the economy's distance to frontier (DTF)** measure. The rest of the tables summarize the key indicators for each topic and benchmark against regional and high-income economy (OECD) averages.

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Starting a Business
Dealing with Construction Permits
Getting Electricity
Registering Property
Getting Credit
Protecting Investors
Paying Taxes
Trading Across Borders
Enforcing Contracts
Resolving Insolvency
Region Sub-Saharan Africa
Income Category Low income
Population 46,218,486
GNI Per Capita (US$) 540
Doing Business 2013 Rank Doing Business 2012 Rank Change in Rank
134 133 down -1

Doing Business 2013 DTF** (% points) Doing Business 2012 DTF** (% points) Improvement in DTF** (% points)
55.4 55.6 down -0.2
Topic Rankings DB 2013 Rank DB 2012 Rank Change in Rank
Starting a Business 113 117 up 4
Dealing with Construction Permits 174 170 up -4
Getting Electricity 96 95 up -1
Registering Property 137 140 up 3
Getting Credit 129 127 up -2
Protecting Investors 100 98 up -2
Paying Taxes 133 128 up -5
Trading Across Borders 122 119 up -3
Enforcing Contracts 36 35 up -1
Resolving Insolvency 129 128 up -1

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The challenges of launching a business are shown below. Included are: the number of steps entrepreneurs can expect to go through to launch, the time it takes on average, and the cost and minimum capital required as a percentage of gross national income (GNI) per capita.

DB 2013 Rank 113 DB 2012 Rank 117 Change in Rank up4
DB 2013 DTF** (% points) 77.1 DB 2012 DTF** (% points) 74.9 Improvement in DTF** (% points) up2.2
Indicator Tanzania Sub-Saharan Africa OECD

The total number of procedures required to register a firm. A procedure is defined as any interaction of the company founders with external parties (for example, government agencies, lawyers, auditors or notaries).

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9 8 5

The total number of days required to register a firm. The measure captures the median duration that incorporation lawyers indicate is necessary to complete a procedure with minimum follow-up with government agencies and no extra payments.

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26 34 12

Cost is recorded as a percentage of the economy’s income per capita. It includes all official fees and fees for legal or professional services if such services are required by law.

View methodology Cost (% of income per capita)
28.2 67.3 4.5

The amount that the entrepreneur needs to deposit in a bank or with a notary before registration and up to 3 months following incorporation and is recorded as a percentage of the economy’s income per capita.

View methodology Paid-in Min. Capital (% of income per capita)
0.0 116.0 13.3
No. Procedure Time to Complete Associated Costs
1 Apply for clearance of the proposed company name at the Business Registration and Licensing Authority "BRELA" 1 day no charge
2 Obtain a notarized declaration of compliance 1 day Notaries do charge at the range of TZS 10,000-50,000, for notarial services to normal documents such as form No. 14 b.
3 Apply for incorporation of a company and obtain certificate of incorporation 4 days TZS 206,200
4 Apply for taxpayer identification number (TIN) with the Tanzania Revenue Authority 1 day no charge
5 Obtain taxpayer identification number (TIN) 1 day no charge
6 Apply for business license from the regional trade officer (depending on the nature of business) 6 days TZS 1,000
7 Apply for VAT certificate with the Tanzania Revenue Authority 4 days no charge
8 Register for the workmen’s compensation insurance at the National Insurance Corporation or other alternative insurance policy 1 day no charge
9 Obtain registration number at the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) 7 days no charge

** The distance to frontier (DTF) measure shows the distance of each economy to the "frontier," which represents the highest performance observed on each of the indicators across all economies included in Doing Business since each indicator was included in Doing Business. An economy’s distance to frontier is indicated on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the lowest performance and 100 the frontier. Read more...

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