Tanzania registers slight gain in Mo Ibrahim’s governance index

Dar es Salaam.  Tanzania’s overall governance improved slightly last year as the government intensified war on corruption, a new report shows.

The eleventh edition of the Ibrahim Index of African Governance (IIAG), which was established by the Mo Ibrahim Foundation, places Tanzania’s overall governance on position 57.5 (out of 100).

This was an improvement from 57 (out of 100) attained in 2015.

The eleventh edition of the IIAG looks at both country and indicator trends over the last five years (2012-2016) within the context of the last decade (2007-2016).  

“Tanzania scores 57.5 (out of 100.0) in overall governance, ranking 17th (out of 54) in Africa,” the study notes.

Tanzania scores higher than the African average (50.8) and higher than the regional average for East Africa (45.2), thanks to consistent high scores in safety and rule of law (62.9).

However, the country scored its lowest category in sustainable economic opportunity (49.5).

Tanzania achieved its highest sub-category score in national security (91.1), and its lowest sub-category score in infrastructure (36.1).

Over the last five years, Tanzania shows signs of 'increasing improvement' in overall governance.

Tanzania registers an overall governance improvement over the decade at an annual average trend of +0.02, with the pace of improvement quickening in the last five years at an annual average trend of +0.55.

Tanzania’s overall governance progress over the decade is driven by two of the four categories: safety and rule of law (annual average trend of +0.13) and human development (annual average trend of +0.22).