Tanzania vs Uganda: Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP

Tanzania
12.6%
in 2020
Uganda
13.3%
in 2021
Tanzania rank
167th
Uganda rank
164th

Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP over time

  • Tanzania
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Uganda currently reports 13.3% against 12.6% in Tanzania, a difference of 0.7%.

That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Tanzania's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Uganda ahead.

Tanzania ranks 167th and Uganda ranks 164th of 187 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Tanzania averaged higher in 3 and Uganda in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Tanzania Uganda Difference Ahead
1980s 7.8% 3.0% 4.8% Tanzania
1990s 7.8% 4.6% 3.2% Tanzania
2000s 7.4% 9.3% 1.9% Uganda
2010s 12.8% 12.0% 0.9% Tanzania
2020s 12.6% 13.3% 0.7% Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher private credit by deposit money banks to gdp, Tanzania or Uganda?
Uganda, at 13.3% against 12.6% in Tanzania as of 2021.
What is the difference in private credit by deposit money banks to gdp between Tanzania and Uganda?
0.7%, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania and Uganda?
33 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2020.
How do Tanzania and Uganda rank globally for private credit by deposit money banks to gdp?
Tanzania ranks 167th and Uganda ranks 164th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
187 places, 8,608 data points, 1960–2021
Last refreshed

Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial institutions to GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is credit to the private sector, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF’s International Financial Statistics. Private credit by deposit money banks (IFS line 22d); GDP in local currency (IFS line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF); end-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF); and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF).