Chad vs Sao Tome and Principe: Current expenditure, total

Chad
793.00 billion current LCU
in 2010
Sao Tome and Principe
850.54 billion current LCU
in 2011
Chad rank
18th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
17th

Current expenditure, total over time

  • Chad
  • Sao Tome and Principe
0200.0B400.0B600.0B800.0B198619982011

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 850.54 billion current LCU against 793.00 billion current LCU in Chad, a difference of 57.54 billion current LCU.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.1 times Chad's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Chad ahead.

Chad ranks 18th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 17th of 51 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 3 and Sao Tome and Principe in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chad Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1980s 33.63 billion current LCU 1.24 billion current LCU 32.39 billion current LCU Chad
1990s 65.05 billion current LCU 29.76 billion current LCU 35.29 billion current LCU Chad
2000s 243.92 billion current LCU 332.47 billion current LCU 88.55 billion current LCU Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 793.00 billion current LCU 736.68 billion current LCU 56.32 billion current LCU Chad

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher current expenditure, total, Chad or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 850.54 billion current LCU against 793.00 billion current LCU in Chad as of 2011.
What is the difference in current expenditure, total between Chad and Sao Tome and Principe?
57.54 billion current LCU, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Sao Tome and Principe?
24 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2010.
How do Chad and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for current expenditure, total?
Chad ranks 18th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 17th 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.