Tanzania vs Zambia: Overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants
Tanzania
-3.70 trillion current LCU
in 2011
Zambia
-3.35 trillion current LCU
in 2011
Tanzania rank
49th
Zambia rank
48th
Overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants over time
- Tanzania
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports -3.35 trillion current LCU against -3.70 trillion current LCU in Tanzania, a difference of 348.13 billion current LCU.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Zambia ahead.
Tanzania ranks 49th and Zambia ranks 48th of 50 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Tanzania averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tanzania | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -17.55 billion current LCU | -2.50 billion current LCU | 15.05 billion current LCU | Zambia |
| 1990s | -106.14 billion current LCU | -303.01 billion current LCU | 196.86 billion current LCU | Tanzania |
| 2000s | -1.21 trillion current LCU | -2.34 trillion current LCU | 1.13 trillion current LCU | Tanzania |
| 2010s | -3.61 trillion current LCU | -3.37 trillion current LCU | 239.55 billion current LCU | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants, Tanzania or Zambia?
- Zambia, at -3.35 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 Zambia?
- 348.13 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 overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants?
- Tanzania ranks 49th and Zambia ranks 48th 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.