Tanzania vs Zambia: External debt, end year
External debt, end year over time
- Tanzania
- Zambia
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 16.94 trillion current LCU against 9.56 trillion current LCU in Zambia, a difference of 7.38 trillion current LCU.
That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.8 times Zambia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Zambia ahead.
Tanzania ranks 2nd and Zambia ranks 4th of 47 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 | 467.20 million current LCU | 627.68 million current LCU | 160.48 million current LCU | Zambia |
| 1990s | 1.90 billion current LCU | 5.03 trillion current LCU | 5.03 trillion current LCU | Zambia |
| 2000s | 7.81 trillion current LCU | 18.29 trillion current LCU | 10.48 trillion current LCU | Zambia |
| 2010s | 15.06 trillion current LCU | 8.33 trillion current LCU | 6.72 trillion current LCU | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external debt, end year, Tanzania or Zambia?
- Tanzania, at 16.94 trillion current LCU against 9.56 trillion current LCU in Zambia as of 2011.
- What is the difference in external debt, end year between Tanzania and Zambia?
- 7.38 trillion current LCU, with Tanzania 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 debt, end year?
- Tanzania ranks 2nd and Zambia ranks 4th of 47 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank country economists, published as External debt, end year (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Foreign debt consists of the outstanding stock or recognized, direct liabilities of the government to the rest of the world, generated in the past and scheduled to be extinguished by government operations in the future or to continue as perpetual debt. Data are in current local currency.