Democratic Republic of Congo vs Sierra Leone: Current expenditure, total

Democratic Republic of Congo
2.52 trillion current LCU
in 2011
Sierra Leone
1.91 trillion current LCU
in 2011
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
9th
Sierra Leone rank
11th

Current expenditure, total over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 2.52 trillion current LCU against 1.91 trillion current LCU in Sierra Leone, a difference of 612.61 billion current LCU.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.3 times Sierra Leone's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 9th and Sierra Leone ranks 11th of 51 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1990s 1.82 billion current LCU 152.24 billion current LCU 150.41 billion current LCU Sierra Leone
2000s 523.46 billion current LCU 701.59 billion current LCU 178.13 billion current LCU Sierra Leone
2010s 2.12 trillion current LCU 1.78 trillion current LCU 341.11 billion current LCU Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher current expenditure, total, Democratic Republic of Congo or Sierra Leone?
Democratic Republic of Congo, at 2.52 trillion current LCU against 1.91 trillion current LCU in Sierra Leone as of 2011.
What is the difference in current expenditure, total between Democratic Republic of Congo and Sierra Leone?
612.61 billion current LCU, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Sierra Leone?
16 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2011.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Sierra Leone rank globally for current expenditure, total?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 9th and Sierra Leone ranks 11th 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.