Uganda vs Zambia: Current expenditure, total

Uganda
4.12 trillion current LCU
in 2011
Zambia
17.70 trillion current LCU
in 2011
Uganda rank
5th
Zambia rank
2nd

Current expenditure, total over time

  • Uganda
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 17.70 trillion current LCU against 4.12 trillion current LCU in Uganda, a difference of 13.58 trillion current LCU.

That makes Zambia's figure about 4.3 times Uganda's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Zambia ahead.

Uganda ranks 5th and Zambia ranks 2nd of 51 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Uganda averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Uganda Zambia Difference Ahead
1980s 19.51 billion current LCU 6.96 billion current LCU 12.55 billion current LCU Uganda
1990s 458.48 billion current LCU 609.07 billion current LCU 150.60 billion current LCU Zambia
2000s 1.99 trillion current LCU 5.95 trillion current LCU 3.96 trillion current LCU Zambia
2010s 3.97 trillion current LCU 16.29 trillion current LCU 12.32 trillion current LCU Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher current expenditure, total, Uganda or Zambia?
Zambia, at 17.70 trillion current LCU against 4.12 trillion current LCU in Uganda as of 2011.
What is the difference in current expenditure, total between Uganda and Zambia?
13.58 trillion current LCU, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Uganda and Zambia?
27 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2011.
How do Uganda and Zambia rank globally for current expenditure, total?
Uganda ranks 5th 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

Indicator
Current expenditure, total (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
51 places, 1,441 data points, 1965–2011
Last refreshed

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.