Tanzania vs Uganda: Wages and salaries

Tanzania
2.35 trillion current LCU
in 2011
Uganda
1.46 trillion current LCU
in 2011
Tanzania rank
3rd
Uganda rank
5th

Wages and salaries over time

  • Tanzania
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 2.35 trillion current LCU against 1.46 trillion current LCU in Uganda, a difference of 884.79 billion current LCU.

That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.6 times Uganda's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Tanzania ahead.

Tanzania ranks 3rd and Uganda ranks 5th of 51 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Tanzania averaged higher in 2 and Uganda in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Tanzania Uganda Difference Ahead
1980s 10.06 billion current LCU 2.63 billion current LCU 7.43 billion current LCU Tanzania
1990s 113.68 billion current LCU 135.89 billion current LCU 22.21 billion current LCU Uganda
2000s 672.28 billion current LCU 756.75 billion current LCU 84.47 billion current LCU Uganda
2010s 2.03 trillion current LCU 1.38 trillion current LCU 650.60 billion current LCU Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wages and salaries, Tanzania or Uganda?
Tanzania, at 2.35 trillion current LCU against 1.46 trillion current LCU in Uganda as of 2011.
What is the difference in wages and salaries between Tanzania and Uganda?
884.79 billion current LCU, with Tanzania 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 wages and salaries?
Tanzania ranks 3rd and Uganda ranks 5th of 51 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank country economists, published as Wages and salaries (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
Wages and salaries (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
51 places, 1,362 data points, 1966–2011
Last refreshed

Wages and salaries consist of all payments in cash, but not in kind, to employees in return for services rendered, before deduction of withholding taxes and employees contributions to social security and pension funds. Data are shown for central government only. Data are in current local currency.