By: Nana Appiah Acquaye
The United Republic of
Tanzania has been named among the Rising Stars in the Universal Postal Union’s
(UPU) 2025 Integrated Index for Postal Development (2IPD), recognising
countries that recorded the greatest overall year-on-year improvement in postal
development.
Tanzania joins Egypt and
Lithuania in the Rising Stars category, according to the UPU, which assesses
postal development worldwide using four indicators: reach, reliability,
resilience and relevance.
The 2IPD provides a
composite overview of postal development, covering 181 countries in 2025.
Australia, Austria, France,
Germany, Japan, Switzerland and Thailand were named Leaders in Postal
Excellence, representing the top-performing countries in the index.
China, Costa Rica,
Mauritius, Oman and Ukraine were recognised as Regional Champions for leading
their respective regions in postal development.
The index provides a global
assessment of postal development, highlighting countries that demonstrate
strong performance and those making significant progress in the sector.
