Algeria vs Cameroon: Current expenditure, total

Algeria
1.87 trillion current LCU
in 2011
Cameroon
1.71 trillion current LCU
in 2011
Algeria rank
12th
Cameroon rank
13th

Current expenditure, total over time

  • Algeria
  • Cameroon
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How they compare

Algeria currently reports 1.87 trillion current LCU against 1.71 trillion current LCU in Cameroon, a difference of 155.10 billion current LCU.

That makes Algeria's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Algeria ahead.

Algeria ranks 12th and Cameroon ranks 13th of 51 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 2 and Cameroon in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Cameroon Difference Ahead
1970s 4.80 billion current LCU 0 current LCU 4.80 billion current LCU Algeria
1980s 27.88 billion current LCU 394.41 billion current LCU 366.53 billion current LCU Cameroon
1990s 150.24 billion current LCU 542.88 billion current LCU 392.64 billion current LCU Cameroon
2000s 836.07 billion current LCU 854.61 billion current LCU 18.54 billion current LCU Cameroon
2010s 1.72 trillion current LCU 1.66 trillion current LCU 59.95 billion current LCU Algeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher current expenditure, total, Algeria or Cameroon?
Algeria, at 1.87 trillion current LCU against 1.71 trillion current LCU in Cameroon as of 2011.
What is the difference in current expenditure, total between Algeria and Cameroon?
155.10 billion current LCU, with Algeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Cameroon?
40 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2011.
How do Algeria and Cameroon rank globally for current expenditure, total?
Algeria ranks 12th and Cameroon ranks 13th of 51 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank country economists, published as Current expenditure, total (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Current expenditure, total (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
51 places, 1,441 data points, 1965–2011
Last refreshed

Total current expenditure includes requited payments other than for capital assets or for goods or services to be used in the production of capital assets, and unrequited payments for purposes other than permitting the recipients to acquire capital assets, compensating the recipients for damage or destruction of capital assets, or increasing the financial capital of the recipients. Data are shown for central government only. Data are in current local currency.