Democratic Republic of Congo vs Madagascar: Current expenditure, total

Democratic Republic of Congo
2.52 trillion current LCU
in 2011
Madagascar
2.80 trillion current LCU
in 2011
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
9th
Madagascar rank
8th

Current expenditure, total over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Madagascar
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How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 2.80 trillion current LCU against 2.52 trillion current LCU in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 270.91 billion current LCU.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

Across all 16 years both countries report, Madagascar has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 9th and Madagascar ranks 8th of 51 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Madagascar Difference Ahead
1990s 1.82 billion current LCU 344.53 billion current LCU 342.70 billion current LCU Madagascar
2000s 523.46 billion current LCU 1.08 trillion current LCU 557.21 billion current LCU Madagascar
2010s 2.12 trillion current LCU 2.37 trillion current LCU 242.56 billion current LCU Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher current expenditure, total, Democratic Republic of Congo or Madagascar?
Madagascar, at 2.80 trillion current LCU against 2.52 trillion current LCU in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2011.
What is the difference in current expenditure, total between Democratic Republic of Congo and Madagascar?
270.91 billion current LCU, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Madagascar?
16 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2011.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Madagascar rank globally for current expenditure, total?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 9th and Madagascar ranks 8th 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.