Tanzania named among UPU’s Rising Stars in postal development for 2025

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.