Botswana vs Ethiopia: Current expenditure, total
Current expenditure, total over time
- Botswana
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 39.71 billion current LCU against 33.25 billion current LCU in Botswana, a difference of 6.46 billion current LCU.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.2 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Botswana ranks 36th and Ethiopia ranks 35th of 51 countries.
Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 649.16 million current LCU | 2.94 billion current LCU | 2.30 billion current LCU | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 3.53 billion current LCU | 5.36 billion current LCU | 1.83 billion current LCU | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 14.38 billion current LCU | 14.55 billion current LCU | 167.70 million current LCU | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 30.24 billion current LCU | 36.68 billion current LCU | 6.44 billion current LCU | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current expenditure, total, Botswana or Ethiopia?
- Ethiopia, at 39.71 billion current LCU against 33.25 billion current LCU in Botswana as of 2011.
- What is the difference in current expenditure, total between Botswana and Ethiopia?
- 6.46 billion current LCU, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Ethiopia?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2011.
- How do Botswana and Ethiopia rank globally for current expenditure, total?
- Botswana ranks 36th and Ethiopia ranks 35th 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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About this data
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.