Uganda vs Zambia: Claims on central government, etc.
Uganda
9.0%
in 2025
Zambia
9.1%
in 2025
Uganda rank
98th
Zambia rank
97th
Claims on central government, etc. over time
- Uganda
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 9.1% against 9.0% in Uganda, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Uganda ahead.
Uganda ranks 98th and Zambia ranks 97th of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Uganda averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Uganda | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.6% | -7.1% | 9.8% | Uganda |
| 1970s | 14.1% | 18.1% | 4.0% | Zambia |
| 1980s | 17.9% | 44.5% | 26.5% | Zambia |
| 1990s | 1.1% | 41.8% | 40.6% | Zambia |
| 2000s | -0.0% | 20.2% | 20.2% | Zambia |
| 2010s | 5.2% | 10.9% | 5.8% | Zambia |
| 2020s | 14.8% | 18.5% | 3.7% | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, etc., Uganda or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 9.1% against 9.0% in Uganda as of 2025.
- What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between Uganda and Zambia?
- 0.1%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Uganda and Zambia?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Uganda and Zambia rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
- Uganda ranks 98th and Zambia ranks 97th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Claims on central government, etc. (% GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Claims on central government include loans to central government institutions net of deposits. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.