Uganda vs Zambia: Overall budget balance, including grants
Uganda
-1.74 trillion current LCU
in 2011
Zambia
-2.75 trillion current LCU
in 2011
Uganda rank
48th
Zambia rank
49th
Overall budget balance, including grants over time
- Uganda
- Zambia
How they compare
Uganda currently reports -1.74 trillion current LCU against -2.75 trillion current LCU in Zambia, a difference of 1.01 trillion current LCU.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Zambia ahead.
Uganda ranks 48th and Zambia ranks 49th 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 | -14.49 billion current LCU | -2.50 billion current LCU | 11.99 billion current LCU | Zambia |
| 1990s | -357.01 billion current LCU | -303.01 billion current LCU | 54.00 billion current LCU | Zambia |
| 2000s | -1.13 trillion current LCU | -1.09 trillion current LCU | 36.09 billion current LCU | Zambia |
| 2010s | -1.55 trillion current LCU | -2.61 trillion current LCU | 1.06 trillion current LCU | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overall budget balance, including grants, Uganda or Zambia?
- Uganda, at -1.74 trillion current LCU against -2.75 trillion current LCU in Zambia as of 2011.
- What is the difference in overall budget balance, including grants between Uganda and Zambia?
- 1.01 trillion current LCU, with Uganda 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 overall budget balance, including grants?
- Uganda ranks 48th and Zambia ranks 49th of 51 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank country economists, published as Overall budget balance, including grants (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Overall budget deficit is current and capital revenue and official grants received, less total expenditure and lending minus repayments. Data are shown for central government only, and are in current local currency.