Tanzania’s listed companies held at 22 companies in 2025.

Higher is better. A higher count is better because more listed companies give investors more choice and give firms a route to raise money from the public rather than relying only on banks. The latest figure is 22 companies, the same as a year earlier. Since 1999 the count has ranged from a low of 3 companies in 1999 to a high of 22 companies, first reached in 2019. The current level therefore sits at the top of its range since 1999, level with that 2019 peak.

Why it matters. For households, 22 listed companies is a short menu for anyone wanting to own shares in Tanzanian businesses, and it limits how widely savings can be spread across the local market. For firms, the unchanged count shows that listing remains a route taken by few companies. For the state, a count that has held at 22 since 2019 gives it a base for any plan to deepen the capital market, though growth would need new listings to come forward.