Tanzania vs Zambia: Claims on central government (current LCU)
Tanzania
1.70 trillion current LCU
in 2011
Zambia
5.20 trillion current LCU
in 2011
Tanzania rank
3rd
Zambia rank
1st
Claims on central government (current LCU) over time
- Tanzania
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 5.20 trillion current LCU against 1.70 trillion current LCU in Tanzania, a difference of 3.50 trillion current LCU.
That makes Zambia's figure about 3.1 times Tanzania's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Tanzania ahead.
Tanzania ranks 3rd and Zambia ranks 1st of 49 countries.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tanzania | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 273.76 billion current LCU | 320.20 billion current LCU | 46.44 billion current LCU | Zambia |
| 2000s | 98.95 billion current LCU | 3.67 trillion current LCU | 3.57 trillion current LCU | Zambia |
| 2010s | 1.21 trillion current LCU | 5.37 trillion current LCU | 4.17 trillion current LCU | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, Tanzania or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 5.20 trillion current LCU against 1.70 trillion current LCU in Tanzania as of 2011.
- What is the difference in claims on central government between Tanzania and Zambia?
- 3.50 trillion current LCU, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania and Zambia?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2011.
- How do Tanzania and Zambia rank globally for claims on central government?
- Tanzania ranks 3rd and Zambia ranks 1st 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.