Kenya vs Tanzania: Claims on central government (current LCU)
Kenya
419.12 billion current LCU
in 2011
Tanzania
1.70 trillion current LCU
in 2011
Kenya rank
6th
Tanzania rank
3rd
Claims on central government (current LCU) over time
- Kenya
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 1.70 trillion current LCU against 419.12 billion current LCU in Kenya, a difference of 1.28 trillion current LCU.
That makes Tanzania's figure about 4.1 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 6th and Tanzania ranks 3rd of 49 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and Tanzania in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 579.37 million current LCU | -55.37 million current LCU | 634.73 million current LCU | Kenya |
| 1970s | 1.45 billion current LCU | 2.40 billion current LCU | 948.59 million current LCU | Tanzania |
| 1980s | 11.91 billion current LCU | 28.42 billion current LCU | 16.51 billion current LCU | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 55.73 billion current LCU | 177.27 billion current LCU | 121.54 billion current LCU | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 132.56 billion current LCU | 98.95 billion current LCU | 33.61 billion current LCU | Kenya |
| 2010s | 386.90 billion current LCU | 1.21 trillion current LCU | 820.34 billion current LCU | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, Kenya or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 1.70 trillion current LCU against 419.12 billion current LCU in Kenya as of 2011.
- What is the difference in claims on central government between Kenya and Tanzania?
- 1.28 trillion current LCU, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Tanzania?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2011.
- How do Kenya and Tanzania rank globally for claims on central government?
- Kenya ranks 6th and Tanzania ranks 3rd of 49 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files, published as Claims on central government (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Claims on the central government, net is defined as the central governments direct financial obligations to the country’s financial institutions less any claims the central government has on those institutions.