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The components analysed in the International LPI include:
• The efficiency of customs and border management clearance;
• The quality of transport infrastructure;
• The ease of arranging shipments;
• The quality of logistics services;
• The ability of tracking and tracing;
• The frequency with which shipments reach consignees within expected delivery times.

Overview

Growth in Tanzania’s economy contracted to 5.2% in 2019, down from around 7% for the three previous years. Despite the slow down in national production, per capita gross domestic product (GDP) continues its steady increase, reaching a high of €990 in 2019. Unlike many other countries, levels of national debt have grown at less than 1% of GDP annually since 2015. Moody’s for the first time assigned Tanzania an investment grade rating of B1 in 2018, possibly reflecting increasing investor interest.

Inflation fell by nearly 2% to 3.5% between 2017 and 2018 before stabilising at 3.4% in 2019. The Tanzanian Shilling strengthened slightly against the euro in the period after 2017. It has maintained relative stability in 2019, despite gradually receding in value against the US dollar since 2015.

Foreign investment into Tanzania once again breached the €1 billion mark in 2018, following a reduction of more than 40% between 2015 and 2016. It has yet to reach pre-2016 levels exceeding €1.5 billion annually, however average annual double-digit growth since then is a positive trend. The country’s ease of doing business ranking receded a few places to 144 in 2019, from a high of 131 in 2015. This may however be the result of significant improvement efforts by other countries, rather than an indictment of Tanzania’s business landscape. The country has an agency dedicated to promoting investment, the Tanzania Investment Centre, which offers several support and facilitation services focused on private foreign investment.

In 2017, foreign investment into clean energy constituted only 32% of the €6.2 million total investment in the sector. In 2018, total investment increased to €8.4 million while foreign contribution represented 51%. Annual investment in the sector remains low in comparison to the €23.5 and €64.5 million received in 2014 and 2015 respectively.

Incentives for renewable energy technologies are favourable. Solar panels and wind turbines are exempt from VAT and are not charged any import duty. Batteries, while also exempt from VAT, do incur a 25% import duty on standard batteries and 35% on less common batteries, like some other East African countries.
Regional affiliation
AU, EAC, ICGLR
Official language(s)
English, Swahili
National currency
Tanzanian shilling
Presence of port
Yes
Port of Dar es Salaam
Next planned election and cycle length
2020 - 5 years

Demographics

Population
% urban population of total population
% rural population of total population
Population growth rate
Working age (15-64) share of total population
Working age (15-64)
Rest of population
Urbanisation rate (% urban population growth)

Connectivity

Mobile telecom operators
Airtel
Halotel
Smile
Tigo
TTCL
Vodacom
Zantel
All three connectivity indicators
% penetration of mobile cellular subscriptions
% penetration of mobile money
% population with access to internet

Logistics, Import duties and value added tax

Logistics

Median lead time to import
2018
4 days
Aggregated Logistics Performance Index ranking
2018
67

Import Duties and Value-Added Tax

Import Duties
Solar panels
Wind turbines
Batteries (for renewable energy storage)
VAT
Solar Panels
Wind turbines
Batteries (for renewable energy storage)

Business intelligence

Energy Ranking

Climatescope ranking
2019
37
2018
51
2017
29
2016
19
2015
23
WB RISE ranking
2018
94
2016
63
2014
11

Economy

GDP
Real GDP growth
GDP/capita, real
SSA average
GDP/capita, real
SSA average
GDP/capita, real
Debt to GDP ratio (gross debt)
Inflation rate
Exchange rate
Currency exchange rate vs. EUR and USD
Currency exchange rate vs. EUR
Currency exchange rate vs. USD
Total volume of clean energy investment
% foreign investment in clean energy
2018
51.00%
2017
32.00%
Methodologies
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