Tanzania - Ease of doing business

New business density (new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64)

New business density (new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64) in Tanzania was 0.176 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 12 years was 0.339 in 2013, while its lowest value was 0.176 in 2018.

Definition: New businesses registered are the number of new limited liability corporations registered in the calendar year.

Source: World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (http://www.doingbusiness.org/data/exploretopics/entrepreneurship).

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Year Value
2006 0.180
2007 0.198
2008 0.231
2009 0.221
2010 0.291
2011 0.316
2012 0.328
2013 0.339
2014 0.333
2015 0.327
2016 0.297
2017 0.224
2018 0.176

Time to obtain an electrical connection (days)

Definition: The average wait, in days, experienced to obtain an electrical connection from the day an establishment applies for it to the day it receives the service.

Source: World Bank, Enterprise Surveys (http://www.enterprisesurveys.org/).

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Year Value
2006 44.30
2013 52.60

Power outages in firms in a typical month (number)

Definition: Power outages are the average number of power outages that establishments experience in a typical month.

Source: World Bank, Enterprise Surveys (http://www.enterprisesurveys.org/).

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Year Value
2006 9.10
2013 8.90

Firms experiencing electrical outages (% of firms)

Definition: Percent of firms experiencing electrical outages during the previous fiscal year.

Source: World Bank, Enterprise Surveys (http://www.enterprisesurveys.org/).

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Year Value
2006 75.70
2013 85.80

Time required to get electricity (days)

The value for Time required to get electricity (days) in Tanzania was 105.00 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 10 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 382.00 in 2009 and a minimum value of 105.00 in 2018.

Definition: Time required to get electricity is the number of days to obtain a permanent electricity connection. The measure captures the median duration that the electricity utility and experts indicate is necessary in practice, rather than required by law, to complete a procedure.

Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).

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Year Value
2009 382.00
2010 109.00
2011 109.00
2012 109.00
2013 109.00
2014 109.00
2015 109.00
2016 109.00
2017 109.00
2018 105.00
2019 105.00

Firms that do not report all sales for tax purposes (% of firms)

Definition: Firms that do not report all sales for tax purposes are the percentage of firms that expressed that a typical firm reports less than 100 percent of sales for tax purposes; such firms are termed "informal firms."

Source: World Bank, Enterprise Surveys (http://www.enterprisesurveys.org/).

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Year Value
2006 71.03

Firms visited or required meetings with tax officials (% of firms)

Definition: Percent of firms that were visited or required to meet with tax officials.

Source: World Bank, Enterprise Surveys (http://www.enterprisesurveys.org/).

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Year Value
2006 84.70
2013 65.60

Firms that spend on R&D (% of firms)

Definition: Percent of firms that spend on research and development.

Source: World Bank, Enterprise Surveys (http://www.enterprisesurveys.org/).

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Year Value
2013 12.60

Firms experiencing losses due to theft and vandalism (% of firms)

Definition: Percent of firms experiencing losses due to theft, robbery, vandalism or arson that occurred on the establishment's premises.

Source: World Bank, Enterprise Surveys (http://www.enterprisesurveys.org/).

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Year Value
2006 30.50
2013 26.20

Firms expected to give gifts in meetings with tax officials (% of firms)

Definition: Firms expected to give gifts in meetings with tax officials is the percentage of firms that answered positively to the question "was a gift or informal payment expected or requested during a meeting with tax officials?"

Source: World Bank, Enterprise Surveys (http://www.enterprisesurveys.org/).

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Year Value
2006 14.70
2013 14.60

Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits)

Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits) in Tanzania was 17.50 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 18.00 in 2013, while its lowest value was 16.90 in 2015.

Definition: Labor tax and contributions is the amount of taxes and mandatory contributions on labor paid by the business.

Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).

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Year Value
2005 18.00
2006 18.00
2007 18.00
2008 18.00
2009 18.00
2010 18.00
2011 18.00
2012 18.00
2013 18.00
2014 17.50
2015 16.90
2016 17.50
2017 17.80
2018 17.50
2019 17.50

Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits)

Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits) in Tanzania was 5.40 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 6.40 in 2012, while its lowest value was 5.40 in 2019.

Definition: Other taxes payable by businesses include the amounts paid for property taxes, turnover taxes, and other small taxes such as municipal fees and vehicle and fuel taxes.

Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).

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Year Value
2005 5.50
2006 5.50
2007 5.50
2008 6.30
2009 6.10
2010 6.10
2011 6.40
2012 6.40
2013 5.60
2014 6.20
2015 6.20
2016 5.60
2017 5.60
2018 5.70
2019 5.40

Profit tax (% of commercial profits)

Profit tax (% of commercial profits) in Tanzania was 20.90 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 20.90 in 2019, while its lowest value was 20.10 in 2008.

Definition: Profit tax is the amount of taxes on profits paid by the business.

Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).

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Year Value
2005 20.20
2006 20.20
2007 20.30
2008 20.10
2009 20.20
2010 20.20
2011 20.40
2012 20.40
2013 20.70
2014 20.70
2015 20.80
2016 20.80
2017 20.70
2018 20.80
2019 20.90

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Business environment