Tanzania vs Zambia: Overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants
Tanzania
-3.70 trillion current LCU
in 2011
Zambia
-4.20 trillion current LCU
in 2011
Tanzania rank
33rd
Zambia rank
34th
Overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants over time
- Tanzania
- Zambia
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports -3.70 trillion current LCU against -4.20 trillion current LCU in Zambia, a difference of 499.20 billion current LCU.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Zambia ahead.
Tanzania ranks 33rd and Zambia ranks 34th of 35 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 | -16.95 billion current LCU | -2.50 billion current LCU | 14.46 billion current LCU | Zambia |
| 1990s | -105.51 billion current LCU | -303.01 billion current LCU | 197.50 billion current LCU | Tanzania |
| 2000s | -1.21 trillion current LCU | -3.47 trillion current LCU | 2.26 trillion current LCU | Tanzania |
| 2010s | -3.61 trillion current LCU | -4.03 trillion current LCU | 422.82 billion current LCU | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants, Tanzania or Zambia?
- Tanzania, at -3.70 trillion current LCU against -4.20 trillion current LCU in Zambia as of 2011.
- What is the difference in overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants between Tanzania and Zambia?
- 499.20 billion 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 overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants?
- Tanzania ranks 33rd and Zambia ranks 34th of 35 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank country economists, published as Overall surplus/deficit, excluding all 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 excluding current grants less total expenditure and lending minus repayments. Values are in current local currencies.