Sierra Leone vs Tanzania: Claims on central government (current LCU)
Sierra Leone
1.10 trillion current LCU
in 2011
Tanzania
1.70 trillion current LCU
in 2011
Sierra Leone rank
4th
Tanzania rank
3rd
Claims on central government (current LCU) over time
- Sierra Leone
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 1.70 trillion current LCU against 1.10 trillion current LCU in Sierra Leone, a difference of 605.75 billion current LCU.
That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.6 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 4th and Tanzania ranks 3rd of 49 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 3 and Tanzania in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.81 million current LCU | -55.37 million current LCU | 61.18 million current LCU | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 71.93 million current LCU | 2.40 billion current LCU | 2.33 billion current LCU | Tanzania |
| 1980s | 2.16 billion current LCU | 28.42 billion current LCU | 26.26 billion current LCU | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 203.20 billion current LCU | 177.27 billion current LCU | 25.93 billion current LCU | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 677.99 billion current LCU | 98.95 billion current LCU | 579.04 billion current LCU | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 1.11 trillion current LCU | 1.21 trillion current LCU | 102.19 billion current LCU | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, Sierra Leone or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 1.70 trillion current LCU against 1.10 trillion current LCU in Sierra Leone as of 2011.
- What is the difference in claims on central government between Sierra Leone and Tanzania?
- 605.75 billion current LCU, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Tanzania?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2011.
- How do Sierra Leone and Tanzania rank globally for claims on central government?
- Sierra Leone ranks 4th 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.