Uganda vs Zambia: Monetary Sector credit to private sector
Monetary Sector credit to private sector over time
- Uganda
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 13.7% against 12.6% in Uganda, a difference of 1.1%.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Uganda's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Uganda ahead.
Uganda ranks 161st and Zambia ranks 158th of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Uganda averaged higher in 4 and Zambia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Uganda | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.9% | 8.0% | 0.9% | Uganda |
| 1970s | 7.3% | 16.6% | 9.3% | Zambia |
| 1980s | 3.3% | 16.9% | 13.6% | Zambia |
| 1990s | 5.1% | 6.8% | 1.7% | Zambia |
| 2000s | 8.9% | 8.0% | 0.9% | Uganda |
| 2010s | 12.1% | 11.9% | 0.1% | Uganda |
| 2020s | 13.0% | 11.8% | 1.2% | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher monetary sector credit to private sector, Uganda or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 13.7% against 12.6% in Uganda as of 2025.
- What is the difference in monetary sector credit to private sector between Uganda and Zambia?
- 1.1%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Uganda and Zambia?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Uganda and Zambia rank globally for monetary sector credit to private sector?
- Uganda ranks 161st and Zambia ranks 158th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Monetary Sector credit to private sector (% GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Domestic credit to private sector refers to financial resources provided to the private sector, such as through loans, purchases of nonequity securities, and trade credits and other accounts receivable, that establish a claim for repayment. For some countries these claims include credit to public enterprises. 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.