Tanzania, United Republic of vs Zambia: GDFI - general government

Tanzania, United Republic of
3.35 trillion current LCU
in 2011
Zambia
5.09 trillion current LCU
in 2011
Tanzania, United Republic of rank
2nd
Zambia rank
1st

GDFI - general government over time

  • Tanzania, United Republic of
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 5.09 trillion current LCU against 3.35 trillion current LCU in Tanzania, United Republic of, a difference of 1.74 trillion current LCU.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.5 times Tanzania, United Republic of's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.

Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 2nd and Zambia ranks 1st of 42 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Tanzania, United Republic of Zambia Difference Ahead
1990s 147.32 billion current LCU 235.88 billion current LCU 88.56 billion current LCU Zambia
2000s 1.03 trillion current LCU 1.89 trillion current LCU 857.76 billion current LCU Zambia
2010s 3.01 trillion current LCU 3.80 trillion current LCU 785.88 billion current LCU Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdfi - general government, Tanzania, United Republic of or Zambia?
Zambia, at 5.09 trillion current LCU against 3.35 trillion current LCU in Tanzania, United Republic of as of 2011.
What is the difference in gdfi - general government between Tanzania, United Republic of and Zambia?
1.74 trillion current LCU, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania, United Republic of and Zambia?
22 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2011.
How do Tanzania, United Republic of and Zambia rank globally for gdfi - general government?
Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 2nd and Zambia ranks 1st of 42 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files, published as GDFI - general government (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GDFI - general government (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
42 places, 1,194 data points, 1960–2011
Last refreshed

General government’s gross domestic fixed investment (gross fixed capital formation) comprises all additions to the stocks of fixed assets (purchases and own-account capital formation), less any sales of second-hand and scrapped fixed assets, by local, state or central government. Most outlays by government on military equipment are excluded. According to 93SNA are outlays on weapons and equipment with no alternative civil use treated as intermediate consumption, and part of government consumption expenditure. Data are in current local currency.