Tanzania vs Zambia: Taxes on goods and services, GB (current LCU)

Tanzania
2.58 trillion current LCU
in 2011
Zambia
2.49 trillion current LCU
in 2011
Tanzania rank
2nd
Zambia rank
3rd

Taxes on goods and services, GB (current LCU) over time

  • Tanzania
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 2.58 trillion current LCU against 2.49 trillion current LCU in Zambia, a difference of 89.65 billion current LCU.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Tanzania ahead.

Tanzania ranks 2nd and Zambia ranks 3rd 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 14.66 billion current LCU 1.70 billion current LCU 12.96 billion current LCU Tanzania
1990s 86.18 billion current LCU 199.74 billion current LCU 113.55 billion current LCU Zambia
2000s 966.11 billion current LCU 1.48 trillion current LCU 517.11 billion current LCU Zambia
2010s 2.41 trillion current LCU 2.40 trillion current LCU 6.62 billion current LCU Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher taxes on goods and services, gb, Tanzania or Zambia?
Tanzania, at 2.58 trillion current LCU against 2.49 trillion current LCU in Zambia as of 2011.
What is the difference in taxes on goods and services, gb between Tanzania and Zambia?
89.65 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 taxes on goods and services, gb?
Tanzania ranks 2nd and Zambia ranks 3rd of 50 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank country economists, published as Taxes on goods and services, GB (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Taxes on goods and services, GB (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
50 places, 1,256 data points, 1965–2011
Last refreshed

Taxes on goods and services include all taxes and duties levied by central governments on the production, extraction, sale, transfer, leasing, or delivery of goods and rendering of services, or on the use of goods or permission to use goods or perform activities. These include general sales taxes, turnover or value added taxes, excise taxes, and motor vehicle taxes. Data are shown for central government only and are in current local currency.