Cameroon vs South Africa: Current expenditure, total
Current expenditure, total over time
- Cameroon
- South Africa
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 1.71 trillion current LCU against 1.04 trillion current LCU in South Africa, a difference of 674.44 billion current LCU.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.7 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1968 it was South Africa ahead.
Cameroon ranks 13th and South Africa ranks 16th of 51 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 3 and South Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 current LCU | 3.72 billion current LCU | 3.72 billion current LCU | South Africa |
| 1970s | 0 current LCU | 12.46 billion current LCU | 12.46 billion current LCU | South Africa |
| 1980s | 394.41 billion current LCU | 79.04 billion current LCU | 315.37 billion current LCU | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 542.88 billion current LCU | 237.01 billion current LCU | 305.87 billion current LCU | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 784.01 billion current LCU | 708.42 billion current LCU | 75.60 billion current LCU | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current expenditure, total, Cameroon or South Africa?
- Cameroon, at 1.71 trillion current LCU against 1.04 trillion current LCU in South Africa as of 2011.
- What is the difference in current expenditure, total between Cameroon and South Africa?
- 674.44 billion current LCU, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and South Africa?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2008.
- How do Cameroon and South Africa rank globally for current expenditure, total?
- Cameroon ranks 13th and South Africa ranks 16th 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.