Chad vs South Africa: Current expenditure, total

Chad
793.00 billion current LCU
in 2010
South Africa
1.04 trillion current LCU
in 2008
Chad rank
18th
South Africa rank
16th

Current expenditure, total over time

  • Chad
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 1.04 trillion current LCU against 793.00 billion current LCU in Chad, a difference of 242.56 billion current LCU.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.3 times Chad's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.

Chad ranks 18th and South Africa ranks 16th of 51 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Chad South Africa Difference Ahead
1980s 33.63 billion current LCU 128.46 billion current LCU 94.83 billion current LCU South Africa
1990s 65.05 billion current LCU 237.01 billion current LCU 171.96 billion current LCU South Africa
2000s 200.58 billion current LCU 708.42 billion current LCU 507.84 billion current LCU South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher current expenditure, total, Chad or South Africa?
South Africa, at 1.04 trillion current LCU against 793.00 billion current LCU in Chad as of 2008.
What is the difference in current expenditure, total between Chad and South Africa?
242.56 billion current LCU, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and South Africa?
22 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2008.
How do Chad and South Africa rank globally for current expenditure, total?
Chad ranks 18th 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

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.