Tanzania vs Uganda: Overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants
Tanzania
-3.70 trillion current LCU
in 2011
Uganda
-1.74 trillion current LCU
in 2011
Tanzania rank
49th
Uganda rank
46th
Overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants over time
- Tanzania
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports -1.74 trillion current LCU against -3.70 trillion current LCU in Tanzania, a difference of 1.96 trillion current LCU.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Uganda ahead.
Tanzania ranks 49th and Uganda ranks 46th of 50 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Tanzania averaged higher in 1 and Uganda in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tanzania | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -15.70 billion current LCU | -12.11 billion current LCU | 3.59 billion current LCU | Uganda |
| 1990s | -106.14 billion current LCU | -357.01 billion current LCU | 250.87 billion current LCU | Tanzania |
| 2000s | -1.21 trillion current LCU | -1.13 trillion current LCU | 86.76 billion current LCU | Uganda |
| 2010s | -3.61 trillion current LCU | -1.55 trillion current LCU | 2.06 trillion current LCU | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants, Tanzania or Uganda?
- Uganda, at -1.74 trillion current LCU against -3.70 trillion current LCU in Tanzania as of 2011.
- What is the difference in overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants between Tanzania and Uganda?
- 1.96 trillion current LCU, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania and Uganda?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2011.
- How do Tanzania and Uganda rank globally for overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants?
- Tanzania ranks 49th and Uganda ranks 46th of 50 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank country economists, published as Overall surplus/deficit, excluding current 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 surplus/deficit (excluding current grants) is current and capital revenue excluding current grants, less total expenditure and lending minus repayments. Data are shown for central government only, and are in current local currency.