Tanzania vs Zambia: Current expenditure, total
Current expenditure, total over time
- Tanzania
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 17.70 trillion current LCU against 6.69 trillion current LCU in Tanzania, a difference of 11.01 trillion current LCU.
That makes Zambia's figure about 2.6 times Tanzania's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Tanzania ahead.
Tanzania ranks 3rd and Zambia ranks 2nd of 51 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Tanzania averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tanzania | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 43.02 billion current LCU | 6.96 billion current LCU | 36.06 billion current LCU | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 355.58 billion current LCU | 609.07 billion current LCU | 253.50 billion current LCU | Zambia |
| 2000s | 2.29 trillion current LCU | 5.95 trillion current LCU | 3.66 trillion current LCU | Zambia |
| 2010s | 6.20 trillion current LCU | 16.29 trillion current LCU | 10.10 trillion current LCU | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current expenditure, total, Tanzania or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 17.70 trillion current LCU against 6.69 trillion current LCU in Tanzania as of 2011.
- What is the difference in current expenditure, total between Tanzania and Zambia?
- 11.01 trillion current LCU, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania and Zambia?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2011.
- How do Tanzania and Zambia rank globally for current expenditure, total?
- Tanzania ranks 3rd and Zambia ranks 2nd of 51 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank country economists, published as Current expenditure, total (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total current expenditure includes requited payments other than for capital assets or for goods or services to be used in the production of capital assets, and unrequited payments for purposes other than permitting the recipients to acquire capital assets, compensating the recipients for damage or destruction of capital assets, or increasing the financial capital of the recipients. Data are shown for central government only. Data are in current local currency.