Tanzania vs Zambia: Short-term debt
Tanzania
20.8%
in 2024
Zambia
21.7%
in 2024
Tanzania rank
36th
Zambia rank
34th
Short-term debt over time
- Tanzania
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 21.7% against 20.8% in Tanzania, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Tanzania ahead.
Tanzania ranks 36th and Zambia ranks 34th of 119 countries.
Tanzania has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tanzania | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 189.9% | 55.4% | 134.6% | Tanzania |
| 1980s | 351.9% | 81.2% | 270.6% | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 87.1% | 55.2% | 31.8% | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 34.4% | 9.2% | 25.2% | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 26.1% | 8.7% | 17.5% | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 33.6% | 18.8% | 14.9% | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher short-term debt, Tanzania or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 21.7% against 20.8% in Tanzania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in short-term debt between Tanzania and Zambia?
- 0.9%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania and Zambia?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
- How do Tanzania and Zambia rank globally for short-term debt?
- Tanzania ranks 36th and Zambia ranks 34th of 119 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Short-term debt (% of exports of goods, services and primary income). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Short-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original maturity of one year or less. Available data permit no distinction between public and private nonguaranteed short-term debt. Exports of goods, services and primary income is the sum of goods (merchandise) exports, exports of (nonfactor) services and income (factor) receipts.