Botswana vs Sudan: Current expenditure, total

Botswana
33.25 billion current LCU
in 2011
Sudan
22.07 billion current LCU
in 2009
Botswana rank
36th
Sudan rank
39th

Current expenditure, total over time

  • Botswana
  • Sudan
010.0B20.0B30.0B198419972011

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 33.25 billion current LCU against 22.07 billion current LCU in Sudan, a difference of 11.18 billion current LCU.

That makes Botswana's figure about 1.5 times Sudan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 36th and Sudan ranks 39th of 51 countries.

Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Sudan Difference Ahead
1980s 649.16 million current LCU 8.24 million current LCU 640.91 million current LCU Botswana
1990s 3.53 billion current LCU 634.89 million current LCU 2.89 billion current LCU Botswana
2000s 15.52 billion current LCU 11.91 billion current LCU 3.61 billion current LCU Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher current expenditure, total, Botswana or Sudan?
Botswana, at 33.25 billion current LCU against 22.07 billion current LCU in Sudan as of 2011.
What is the difference in current expenditure, total between Botswana and Sudan?
11.18 billion current LCU, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Sudan?
26 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2009.
How do Botswana and Sudan rank globally for current expenditure, total?
Botswana ranks 36th and Sudan ranks 39th 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

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.