Tanzania Poverty Reduction Support Credit 9

Abstract*

The development objectives of the Ninth Poverty Reduction Support Credit (PRSC-9) Program for Tanzania are to improve the investment climate in select strategic areas for competitiveness and shared growth in the country by leveraging its geographical advantage and facilitating agglomeration effects; and ensure macroeconomic stability and safeguard shared growth through sound management of public finance. The PRSC-9 to the United Republic of Tanzania... Show More

Development Objective

The two PDOs are to: (i) improve the investment climate in select strategic areas for competitiveness and shared growth in the country by leveraging its geographical advantage and facilitating agglomeration effects; and (ii) ensure macroeconomic stability and safeguard shared growth through sound management of public finance.

Key Details

Project Details

Project ID
P112762
Status
Closed
Team Leader
Yutaka Yoshino
Borrower 2
N/A

Country
Tanzania
Disclosure Date
March 15, 2012
Approval Date
(as of board presentation)
March 15, 2012
Effective Date
April 20, 2012

Total Project Cost 1
US$ 100.00 million
Implementing Agency
Ministry of Finance
Region
Eastern and Southern Africa
Fiscal Year 3
2012

Commitment Amount
US$ 100.00 million
Environmental Category
N/A
Environmental and Social Risk
Not Applicable
Closing Date
June 30, 2013

Last Stage Reached
BANK APPROVED
Last Update Date
August 1, 2024

Associated Projects
P110836

Notes
1. Total project cost includes funding from World Bank and non-bank sources in US$ millions. Active and Closed projects show current commitments. Proposed (pipeline) and dropped projects show the forecast amount. The commitment amount for projects in the pipeline is indicative and may be modified during the project preparation.
2. Borrower refers to the Borrower of a Loan or Recipient of a Grant.
3. ”Fiscal Year” is the fiscal year in which the project was approved (or dropped if the status is dropped). The World Bank's fiscal year is from July 1 - June 30. For example, a fiscal year of 1996 corresponds to July 1, 1995 - June 30, 1996.

Sectors

Themes

FY17 - Economic Policy

FY17 - Fiscal Policy9%
- FY17 - Tax policy9%
FY17 - Trade16%
- FY17 - Trade Facilitation16%

FY17 - Private Sector Development

FY17 - Business Enabling Environment50%
- FY17 - Investment and Business Climate17%
- FY17 - Regulation and Competition Policy33%
FY17 - Jobs100%

FY17 - Public Sector Management

FY17 - Public Administration9%
- FY17 - Transparency, Accountability and Good Governance9%
FY17 - Public Finance Management18%
- FY17 - Domestic Revenue Administration9%
- FY17 - Public Expenditure Management9%

Project Map

Interactive Map

Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Financier	Commitments
IDA Credit	100.00

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Product Line	IBRD/IDA
IBRD Commitment	N/A
IDA Commitment	100.00
IBRD + IDA Commitment	100.00

Lending Instrument
Grant Amount	N/A
Total Project Cost**	100.00

Summary Status of World Bank Financing (US$ Millions) as of July 31, 2025

No data available.

Detailed Financial Activity as of July 31, 2025

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Period	Financier	Transaction Type	Amount (US$)
Oct 1, 2015	IDA-50720	Int Charges	7,240.93
Oct 13, 2015	IDA-50720	Int Charges	330,102.12
Oct 13, 2015	IDA-50720	Int Charges	330,102.12
Apr 1, 2014	IDA-50720	Int Charges	6,631.30
Apr 1, 2014	IDA-50720	Int Charges	6,631.30
Apr 1, 2014	IDA-50720	Int Charges	371,037.25
Apr 1, 2014	IDA-50720	Int Charges	371,037.25
Oct 10, 2014	IDA-50720	Int Charges	359,527.84
Oct 10, 2014	IDA-50720	Int Charges	359,527.84
Oct 10, 2014	IDA-50720	Int Charges	2,614.23
Oct 10, 2014	IDA-50720	Int Charges	2,614.23
Oct 4, 2013	IDA-50720	Int Charges	354,773.00
Oct 4, 2013	IDA-50720	Int Charges	354,773.00
Oct 1, 2013	IDA-50720	Int Charges	10,553.62
Oct 1, 2013	IDA-50720	Int Charges	10,553.62
Oct 1, 2018	IDA-50720	Int Charges	947.86
Oct 2, 2018	IDA-50720	Int Charges	335,636.16
Oct 2, 2018	IDA-50720	Int Charges	335,636.16
Apr 1, 2018	IDA-50720	Int Charges	191.21
Apr 1, 2018	IDA-50720	Int Charges	191.21
Apr 4, 2018	IDA-50720	Int Charges	350,907.60
Apr 4, 2018	IDA-50720	Int Charges	350,907.60
Oct 1, 2016	IDA-50720	Int Charges	337,611.53
Oct 1, 2016	IDA-50720	Int Charges	337,611.53
Oct 1, 2016	IDA-50720	Int Charges	7,284.10
Oct 1, 2016	IDA-50720	Int Charges	7,284.10
Apr 1, 2017	IDA-50720	Int Charges	327,911.34
Apr 1, 2017	IDA-50720	Int Charges	327,911.34
Apr 1, 2017	IDA-50720	Int Charges	276.76
Apr 1, 2017	IDA-50720	Int Charges	276.76
Oct 4, 2017	IDA-50720	Int Charges	339,831.84
Oct 4, 2017	IDA-50720	Int Charges	339,831.84
Oct 1, 2017	IDA-50720	Int Charges	1,485.11
Oct 1, 2017	IDA-50720	Int Charges	1,485.11
Apr 5, 2016	IDA-50720	Int Charges	4,023.24
Apr 5, 2016	IDA-50720	Int Charges	4,023.24
Apr 5, 2016	IDA-50720	Int Charges	333,174.40
Apr 5, 2016	IDA-50720	Int Charges	333,174.40
Apr 1, 2015	IDA-50720	Int Charges	10,875.81
Oct 1, 2015	IDA-50720	Int Charges	7,240.93
Apr 1, 2015	IDA-50720	Int Charges	10,875.81
Apr 1, 2015	IDA-50720	Int Charges	322,853.62
Apr 1, 2015	IDA-50720	Int Charges	322,853.62
Oct 1, 2021	IDA-50720	Int Charges	336,206.25
Oct 1, 2021	IDA-50720	Int Charges	5,243.85
Oct 1, 2021	IDA-50720	Int Charges	5,243.85
Apr 1, 2021	IDA-50720	Int Charges	616.77
Apr 1, 2021	IDA-50720	Int Charges	616.77
Apr 1, 2021	IDA-50720	Int Charges	342,028.20
Apr 1, 2020	IDA-50720	Int Charges	1,632.17
Apr 1, 2020	IDA-50720	Int Charges	1,632.17
Apr 1, 2020	IDA-50720	Int Charges	328,747.30
Apr 1, 2020	IDA-50720	Int Charges	328,747.30
Oct 1, 2020	IDA-50720	Int Charges	2,670.30
Oct 1, 2020	IDA-50720	Int Charges	2,670.30
Oct 1, 2020	IDA-50720	Int Charges	338,499.22
Oct 1, 2020	IDA-50720	Int Charges	338,499.22
Oct 1, 2019	IDA-50720	Int Charges	3,009.42
Oct 1, 2019	IDA-50720	Int Charges	3,009.42
Oct 2, 2019	IDA-50720	Int Charges	326,637.66
Oct 2, 2019	IDA-50720	Int Charges	326,637.66
Apr 2, 2019	IDA-50720	Int Charges	332,449.90
Apr 2, 2019	IDA-50720	Int Charges	332,449.90
Apr 1, 2019	IDA-50720	Int Charges	2,790.78
Apr 1, 2019	IDA-50720	Int Charges	2,790.78
Oct 1, 2018	IDA-50720	Int Charges	947.86
Mar 15, 2012	IDA-50720	Loan Commitment	100,000,000.00
Oct 1, 2023	IDA-50720	Loan Repay	842,596.50
Oct 1, 2023	IDA-50720	Int Charges	308,518.90
Oct 1, 2023	IDA-50720	Int Charges	308,518.90
Apr 1, 2024	IDA-50720	Loan Repay	21,752.99
Apr 1, 2024	IDA-50720	Int Charges	307,358.50
Apr 1, 2024	IDA-50720	Int Charges	307,358.50
Apr 1, 2024	IDA-50720	Loan Repay	832,020.60
Apr 1, 2023	IDA-50720	Int Charges	318,869.97
Apr 1, 2023	IDA-50720	Int Charges	318,869.97
Oct 1, 2023	IDA-50720	Loan Repay	5,565.63
Oct 1, 2022	IDA-50720	Loan Repay	809,931.40
Oct 1, 2022	IDA-50720	Int Charges	306,475.22
Oct 1, 2022	IDA-50720	Int Charges	306,475.22
Oct 1, 2022	IDA-50720	Loan Repay	15,591.25
Apr 1, 2023	IDA-50720	Loan Repay	39,685.55
Apr 1, 2023	IDA-50720	Loan Repay	827,987.80
Apr 1, 2022	IDA-50720	Int Charges	333,879.40
Apr 1, 2022	IDA-50720	Int Charges	333,879.40
Apr 1, 2022	IDA-50720	Loan Repay	886,211.44
Apr 1, 2022	IDA-50720	Loan Repay	4,133.64
Apr 1, 2021	IDA-50720	Int Charges	342,028.20
Oct 1, 2021	IDA-50720	Int Charges	336,206.25

Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name	Review	Date
Progress towards achievement of PDO	Moderately Satisfactory	2012-12-31
Overall Implementation Progress (IP)	Moderately Satisfactory	2012-12-31
Program Management	Moderately Satisfactory	2012-12-31
Monitoring and Evaluation	Satisfactory	2012-12-31

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDICATOR	IMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION & RESULTS REPORT: 11-09-2016
Outcomes	Moderately Satisfactory
Risk to Development Outcome	Substantial
Bank Performance	Moderately Satisfactory
Borrower Performance	Moderately Satisfactory
Government Performance	Moderately Satisfactory
Implementing Agency	Moderately Satisfactory

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

INDICATOR	ICR REVIEW: 06-23-2017	PROJECT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT REPORT:
Outcome Rating	Moderately Satisfactory	N/a
Risk To Development Outcome	Substantial	N/a
Bank Performance	Moderately Satisfactory	N/a
Borrower Performance	Moderately Satisfactory	N/a
Government Performance	Moderately Satisfactory	N/a
Implementing Agency		N/a
Icr Quality	Substantial	N/a
M&e Quality	Substantial	N/a

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Aggregate value of total investments (foreign and domestic) in a year Value 8300000000.00 0.00 1010000000000.00
Date June 30, 2011 June 30, 2011
Comment Number to be provided by TIC.

Time taken by the Business Registrations and Licensing Agency (BRELA) to register a comapny	Value	3.00	3.00	2.00
	Date	June 30, 2011	November 30, 2012	June 30, 2016
	Comment		Since it is measured only in day not hours, it is officially still 3 days. But BRELA informed the team that it is less than 3daysif not 2 days.

Average time taken for a container from off-loading until clearing from port Value 12.00 9.00 5.00
Date June 30, 2011 November 30, 2012 June 30, 2016
Comment
Domestic revenue as percentage of GDP Value 16.50 17.56 18.00
Date June 30, 2011 June 30, 2012 June 30, 2016
Comment

Appraised PIPs based on econ. and fin.l analysis as outlines in operational manuals prepared by POPC as % of total new PIPs by MDAsand central min. implemented in a year	Value	0.00	0.00	70.00
	Date	June 30, 2011	November 30, 2012	June 30, 2016
	Comment

Number of operating investors in the existing special economic zones Value 39.00 59.00 100.00
Date June 30, 2011 June 30, 2012 June 30, 2016
Comment
Total capital invested in the special economic zones per year Value 650000000.00 792200000.00 1000000000.00
Date June 30, 2011 June 30, 2012 June 30, 2016
Comment
Average time taken for trucks to cross the main border posts Value 2.00 0.00 0.50
Date December 31, 2010 June 30, 2016
Comment
Tax exemption as percentage of domestic revenue Value 2.20 3.80 1.00
Date June 30, 2010 June 30, 2012 June 30, 2016
Comment Based on RBA 2012.
Approved budget broadly in line with policy objectives (MKUKUTA, FYDP, sectors policy priorities) Value 75.00 75.00 100.00
Date August 31, 2011 August 31, 2012 August 31, 2015
Comment Based on RBA 2012.
Percent of country covered by land-use management plan Value 8.00 12.00 42.00
Date June 30, 2011 November 30, 2012 June 30, 2016
Comment

No of PPP projects signed after ex-ante value for money and affordability reviews and with ex-post monitoring of fiscal risk by MoF	Value	0.00	0.00	3.00
	Date	June 30, 2011	November 30, 2012	June 30, 2016
	Comment

Expenditure outturn deviation compared to original approved budget Value -13.70 -15.00 -10.00
Date June 30, 2011 June 30, 2012 June 30, 2016
Comment Based on RBA 2012.
Proportions of MDAs that are connected with IFMS that have effective interconnectivity Value 100.00 100.00 100.00
Date June 30, 2011 November 30, 2012 June 30, 2016
Comment
Proportion of Regions that are connected with IFMS that have effective connectivity Value 100.00 84.00 100.00
Date June 30, 2011 November 30, 2012 June 30, 2016
Comment
Proportion of LGAs that are connected with IFMS that have effective interconnectivity Value 0.00 88.00 100.00
Date June 30, 2011 November 30, 2012 June 30, 2016
Comment
Open budget index Value 45.00 0.00 55.00
Date June 30, 2011 June 30, 2016
Comment 2012 OBI not available yet.

Aggregate value of total investments (foreign and domestic) in a year	Value	8300000000.00	0.00	1010000000000.00
	Date	June 30, 2011		June 30, 2011
	Comment		Number to be provided by TIC.

Average time taken for a container from off-loading until clearing from port	Value	12.00	9.00	5.00
	Date	June 30, 2011	November 30, 2012	June 30, 2016
	Comment

Domestic revenue as percentage of GDP	Value	16.50	17.56	18.00
	Date	June 30, 2011	June 30, 2012	June 30, 2016
	Comment

Number of operating investors in the existing special economic zones	Value	39.00	59.00	100.00
	Date	June 30, 2011	June 30, 2012	June 30, 2016
	Comment

Total capital invested in the special economic zones per year	Value	650000000.00	792200000.00	1000000000.00
	Date	June 30, 2011	June 30, 2012	June 30, 2016
	Comment

Tax exemption as percentage of domestic revenue	Value	2.20	3.80	1.00
	Date	June 30, 2010	June 30, 2012	June 30, 2016
	Comment		Based on RBA 2012.

Approved budget broadly in line with policy objectives (MKUKUTA, FYDP, sectors policy priorities)	Value	75.00	75.00	100.00
	Date	August 31, 2011	August 31, 2012	August 31, 2015
	Comment		Based on RBA 2012.

Percent of country covered by land-use management plan	Value	8.00	12.00	42.00
	Date	June 30, 2011	November 30, 2012	June 30, 2016
	Comment

Expenditure outturn deviation compared to original approved budget	Value	-13.70	-15.00	-10.00
	Date	June 30, 2011	June 30, 2012	June 30, 2016
	Comment		Based on RBA 2012.

Open budget index	Value	45.00	0.00	55.00
	Date	June 30, 2011		June 30, 2016
	Comment		2012 OBI not available yet.