Uganda vs Zambia: Total reserves
Total reserves over time
- Uganda
- Zambia
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 17.0% against 14.5% in Zambia, a difference of 2.5%.
That makes Uganda's figure about 1.2 times Zambia's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Zambia ahead.
Uganda ranks 91st and Zambia ranks 94th of 112 countries.
Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Uganda | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.0% | 13.1% | 0.9% | Uganda |
| 1980s | 4.1% | 3.1% | 1.0% | Uganda |
| 1990s | 11.2% | 2.7% | 8.5% | Uganda |
| 2000s | 65.6% | 19.5% | 46.1% | Uganda |
| 2010s | 47.5% | 27.4% | 20.1% | Uganda |
| 2020s | 20.3% | 10.0% | 10.3% | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total reserves, Uganda or Zambia?
- Uganda, at 17.0% against 14.5% in Zambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total reserves between Uganda and Zambia?
- 2.5%, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Uganda and Zambia?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Uganda and Zambia rank globally for total reserves?
- Uganda ranks 91st and Zambia ranks 94th of 112 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Total reserves (% of total external debt). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Reserve assets are external assets, including monetary gold, that are readily available to and controlled by monetary authorities for meeting balance of payments financing needs, for intervention in exchange markets to affect the currency exchange rate, and for other related purposes (such as maintaining confidence in the currency and the economy, and serving as a basis for foreign borrowing). Reserve assets must be denominated and settled in foreign currency. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of total external debt which are all liabilities that require payment(s) of interest and/or principal by the debtor at some point(s) in the future and that are owed to non-residents by residents of an economy.