Tanzania vs Uganda: Net domestic credit (current LCU)
Net domestic credit (current LCU) over time
- Tanzania
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 50.23 trillion current LCU against 47.56 trillion current LCU in Tanzania, a difference of 2.67 trillion current LCU.
That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Tanzania's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Tanzania ahead.
Tanzania ranks 24th and Uganda ranks 22nd of 187 countries.
Tanzania has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tanzania | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 848.16 million current LCU | 9.25 million current LCU | 838.91 million current LCU | Tanzania |
| 1970s | 6.61 billion current LCU | 57.78 million current LCU | 6.55 billion current LCU | Tanzania |
| 1980s | 36.22 billion current LCU | 3.00 billion current LCU | 33.22 billion current LCU | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 621.51 billion current LCU | 446.86 billion current LCU | 174.65 billion current LCU | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 2.05 trillion current LCU | 1.64 trillion current LCU | 409.66 billion current LCU | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 16.32 trillion current LCU | 12.87 trillion current LCU | 3.44 trillion current LCU | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 36.95 trillion current LCU | 36.44 trillion current LCU | 510.14 billion current LCU | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net domestic credit, Tanzania or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 50.23 trillion current LCU against 47.56 trillion current LCU in Tanzania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in net domestic credit between Tanzania and Uganda?
- 2.67 trillion current LCU, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania and Uganda?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2024.
- How do Tanzania and Uganda rank globally for net domestic credit?
- Tanzania ranks 24th and Uganda ranks 22nd of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Net domestic credit (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net domestic credit is the sum of net claims on the central government and claims on other sectors of the domestic economy. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.