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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Shown below are the procedures, time, and costs to build a warehouse, including obtaining necessary licenses and permits, completing required notifications and inspections, and obtaining utility connections.

DB 2013 Rank 174 DB 2012 Rank 170 Change in Rank down-4
DB 2013 DTF** (% points) 61.7 DB 2012 DTF** (% points) 62.5 Improvement in DTF** (% points) down-0.8
Indicator Tanzania Sub-Saharan Africa OECD

The total number of procedures required to build a warehouse. A procedure is any interaction of the company’s employees or managers with external parties.

View methodology Procedures (number)
19 15 14

The total number of days required to build a warehouse. The measure captures the median duration that local experts indicate is necessary to complete a procedure in practice.

View methodology Time (days)
206 196 143

Cost is recorded as a percentage of the economy’s income per capita. Only official costs are recorded.

View methodology Cost (% of income per capita)
564.6 751.6 78.7
No. Procedure Time to Complete Associated Costs
1 Obtain location plan from City Council - Ministry of Lands 7 days TZS 5,000
2 Obtain certified copy of the land rent receipts from the Internal Revenue Authority 7 days no charge
3 Request Planning consent at the Municipal Council 20 days no charge
4 Obtain building permit 90 days TZS 1,439,994
5 Request and receive pre-construction inspection from the City Council officers 14 days no charge
6 Request and receive excavation inspection from the City Council officers 1 day no charge
7 Request and receive foundations inspection from the City Council officers 1 day no charge
8 Request and receive concrete inspection from the City Council officers 1 day no charge
9 Request and receive slabs inspection from the City Council officers 1 day no charge
10 Request and receive roof inspection from the City Council officers 1 day no charge
11 Request and receive inspection from the fire department once construction is completed 1 day no charge
12 Obtain approval of the building from the fire department upon completion 14 days no charge
13 Receive inspection from the health department 1 day no charge
14 Obtain approval of the building from the health department upon completion 14 days no charge
15 Apply for occupancy permit from the City Council 1 day no charge
16 Receive final inspection from the City Council officers 1 day no charge
17 Obtain occupancy permit 14 days no charge
* 18 Obtain water and sewage connection from DawasCo 30 days TZS 3,000,000
* 19 Obtain telephone connection 3 days TZS 205,000
* Takes place simultaneously with another procedure.

** 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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