Tanzania vs Zambia: Wages and salaries

Tanzania
2.35 trillion current LCU
in 2011
Zambia
7.40 trillion current LCU
in 2011
Tanzania rank
3rd
Zambia rank
2nd

Wages and salaries over time

  • Tanzania
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 7.40 trillion current LCU against 2.35 trillion current LCU in Tanzania, a difference of 5.06 trillion current LCU.

That makes Zambia's figure about 3.2 times Tanzania's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Tanzania ahead.

Tanzania ranks 3rd and Zambia ranks 2nd of 51 countries.

Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Tanzania Zambia Difference Ahead
1990s 113.68 billion current LCU 171.41 billion current LCU 57.73 billion current LCU Zambia
2000s 672.28 billion current LCU 2.53 trillion current LCU 1.86 trillion current LCU Zambia
2010s 2.03 trillion current LCU 6.86 trillion current LCU 4.83 trillion current LCU Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wages and salaries, Tanzania or Zambia?
Zambia, at 7.40 trillion current LCU against 2.35 trillion current LCU in Tanzania as of 2011.
What is the difference in wages and salaries between Tanzania and Zambia?
5.06 trillion current LCU, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania and Zambia?
22 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2011.
How do Tanzania and Zambia rank globally for wages and salaries?
Tanzania ranks 3rd and Zambia ranks 2nd 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.