Sierra Leone vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Claims on governments and other public entities

Sierra Leone
1.15 trillion current LCU
in 2011
Tanzania, United Republic of
1.70 trillion current LCU
in 2011
Sierra Leone rank
4th
Tanzania, United Republic of rank
3rd

Claims on governments and other public entities over time

  • Sierra Leone
  • Tanzania, United Republic of
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How they compare

Tanzania, United Republic of currently reports 1.70 trillion current LCU against 1.15 trillion current LCU in Sierra Leone, a difference of 552.24 billion current LCU.

That makes Tanzania, United Republic of's figure about 1.5 times Sierra Leone's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.

Sierra Leone ranks 4th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 3rd of 49 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 1 and Tanzania, United Republic of in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sierra Leone Tanzania, United Republic of Difference Ahead
1960s 5.63 million current LCU 81.15 million current LCU 75.52 million current LCU Tanzania, United Republic of
1970s 71.93 million current LCU 4.98 billion current LCU 4.91 billion current LCU Tanzania, United Republic of
1980s 2.16 billion current LCU 43.71 billion current LCU 41.55 billion current LCU Tanzania, United Republic of
1990s 203.30 billion current LCU 231.76 billion current LCU 28.46 billion current LCU Tanzania, United Republic of
2000s 685.57 billion current LCU 98.95 billion current LCU 586.62 billion current LCU Sierra Leone
2010s 1.16 trillion current LCU 1.21 trillion current LCU 48.42 billion current LCU Tanzania, United Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher claims on governments and other public entities, Sierra Leone or Tanzania, United Republic of?
Tanzania, United Republic of, at 1.70 trillion current LCU against 1.15 trillion current LCU in Sierra Leone as of 2011.
What is the difference in claims on governments and other public entities between Sierra Leone and Tanzania, United Republic of?
552.24 billion current LCU, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Tanzania, United Republic of?
47 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2011.
How do Sierra Leone and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for claims on governments and other public entities?
Sierra Leone ranks 4th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 3rd of 49 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files, published as Claims on governments and other public entities (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Claims on governments and other public entities (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
53 places, 1,683 data points, 1960–2011
Last refreshed

Claims on governments and other public entities (IFS line 32an + 32b + 32bx + 32c) usually comprise direct credit for specific purposes such as financing of the government budget deficit or loans to state enterprises, advances against future credit authorizations, and purchases of treasury bills and bonds, net of deposits by the public sector. Public sector deposits with the banking system also include sinking funds for the service of debt and temporary deposits of government revenues. Data are in current local currency.