Tanzania vs Zambia: Trade in services (% of GDP)
Tanzania
12.2%
in 2024
Zambia
12.4%
in 2025
Tanzania rank
150th
Zambia rank
149th
Trade in services (% of GDP) over time
- Tanzania
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 12.4% against 12.2% in Tanzania, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Zambia ahead.
Tanzania ranks 150th and Zambia ranks 149th of 200 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Tanzania averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tanzania | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.0% | 17.8% | 13.8% | Zambia |
| 1980s | 3.4% | 14.3% | 10.9% | Zambia |
| 1990s | 9.6% | 12.0% | 2.4% | Zambia |
| 2000s | 12.5% | 10.6% | 1.9% | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 11.8% | 9.4% | 2.4% | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 8.9% | 10.0% | 1.1% | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher trade in services, Tanzania or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 12.4% against 12.2% in Tanzania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in trade in services between Tanzania and Zambia?
- 0.2%, 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 trade in services?
- Tanzania ranks 150th and Zambia ranks 149th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Trade in services (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total trade in services includes services provided by residents to non-residents plus services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.