Tanzania vs Zambia: External borrowing, net

Tanzania
1.08 trillion current LCU
in 2011
Zambia
1.52 trillion current LCU
in 2011
Tanzania rank
3rd
Zambia rank
2nd

External borrowing, net over time

  • Tanzania
  • Zambia
-6.0T-4.0T-2.0T02.0T198119962011

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 1.52 trillion current LCU against 1.08 trillion current LCU in Tanzania, a difference of 446.82 billion current LCU.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.4 times Tanzania's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Tanzania ahead.

Tanzania ranks 3rd and Zambia ranks 2nd of 50 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Tanzania Zambia Difference Ahead
1980s 1.56 billion current LCU 797.48 million current LCU 766.12 million current LCU Tanzania
1990s 14.92 billion current LCU 75.15 billion current LCU 60.23 billion current LCU Zambia
2000s 430.77 billion current LCU -361.82 billion current LCU 792.58 billion current LCU Tanzania
2010s 1.23 trillion current LCU 881.99 billion current LCU 346.53 billion current LCU Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external borrowing, net, Tanzania or Zambia?
Zambia, at 1.52 trillion current LCU against 1.08 trillion current LCU in Tanzania as of 2011.
What is the difference in external borrowing, net between Tanzania and Zambia?
446.82 billion 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 external borrowing, net?
Tanzania ranks 3rd and Zambia ranks 2nd of 50 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank country economists, published as External borrowing, net (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
External borrowing, net (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
50 places, 1,388 data points, 1965–2011
Last refreshed

Financing from abroad (obtained from nonresidents) refer to the means by which a government provides financial resources to cover a budget deficit or allocates financial resources arising from a budget surplus. It includes all government liabilities--other. Data are in current local currency.