Algeria vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Current expenditure, total

Algeria
1.87 trillion current LCU
in 2011
Democratic Republic of Congo
2.52 trillion current LCU
in 2011
Algeria rank
12th
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
9th

Current expenditure, total over time

  • Algeria
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
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How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 2.52 trillion current LCU against 1.87 trillion current LCU in Algeria, a difference of 659.90 billion current LCU.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.4 times Algeria's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Algeria ahead.

Algeria ranks 12th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 9th of 51 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 2 and Democratic Republic of Congo in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Democratic Republic of Congo Difference Ahead
1990s 264.34 billion current LCU 1.82 billion current LCU 262.52 billion current LCU Algeria
2000s 836.07 billion current LCU 523.46 billion current LCU 312.61 billion current LCU Algeria
2010s 1.72 trillion current LCU 2.12 trillion current LCU 404.05 billion current LCU Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher current expenditure, total, Algeria or Democratic Republic of Congo?
Democratic Republic of Congo, at 2.52 trillion current LCU against 1.87 trillion current LCU in Algeria as of 2011.
What is the difference in current expenditure, total between Algeria and Democratic Republic of Congo?
659.90 billion current LCU, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Democratic Republic of Congo?
16 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2011.
How do Algeria and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for current expenditure, total?
Algeria ranks 12th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 9th 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.