Tanzania, United Republic of vs Zambia: Total expenditure and net lending

Tanzania, United Republic of
9.44 trillion current LCU
in 2011
Zambia
22.87 trillion current LCU
in 2011
Tanzania, United Republic of rank
4th
Zambia rank
2nd

Total expenditure and net lending over time

  • Tanzania, United Republic of
  • Zambia
05.0T10.0T15.0T20.0T25.0T198119962011

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 22.87 trillion current LCU against 9.44 trillion current LCU in Tanzania, United Republic of, a difference of 13.43 trillion current LCU.

That makes Zambia's figure about 2.4 times Tanzania, United Republic of's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.

Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 4th and Zambia ranks 2nd of 51 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Tanzania, United Republic of averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Tanzania, United Republic of Zambia Difference Ahead
1980s 55.23 billion current LCU 7.35 billion current LCU 47.88 billion current LCU Tanzania, United Republic of
1990s 452.97 billion current LCU 877.69 billion current LCU 424.72 billion current LCU Zambia
2000s 3.21 trillion current LCU 8.03 trillion current LCU 4.82 trillion current LCU Zambia
2010s 8.88 trillion current LCU 20.03 trillion current LCU 11.16 trillion current LCU Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total expenditure and net lending, Tanzania, United Republic of or Zambia?
Zambia, at 22.87 trillion current LCU against 9.44 trillion current LCU in Tanzania, United Republic of as of 2011.
What is the difference in total expenditure and net lending between Tanzania, United Republic of and Zambia?
13.43 trillion current LCU, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania, United Republic of and Zambia?
27 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2011.
How do Tanzania, United Republic of and Zambia rank globally for total expenditure and net lending?
Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 4th and Zambia ranks 2nd of 51 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank country economists, published as Total expenditure and net lending (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Tanzania, United Republic of vs Zambia: Total expenditure and net lending. Statizoid, drawing on World Bank country economists. Retrieved 19 August 2026, from https://science-tech.statizoid.com/compare/total-expenditure-and-net-lending-current-lcu/tanzania/zambia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://science-tech.statizoid.com/compare/total-expenditure-and-net-lending-current-lcu/tanzania/zambia/">Tanzania, United Republic of vs Zambia: Total expenditure and net lending</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Total expenditure and net lending (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
51 places, 1,412 data points, 1965–2011
Last refreshed

Total expenditure and net lending includes both current and capital (development) expenditures and includes lending minus repayments. Data are shown for central government only. Data are in current local currency.