Congo vs Kenya: Current expenditure, total

Congo
686.82 billion current LCU
in 2011
Kenya
638.83 billion current LCU
in 2011
Congo rank
19th
Kenya rank
20th

Current expenditure, total over time

  • Congo
  • Kenya
0200.0B400.0B600.0B800.0B197919952011

How they compare

Congo currently reports 686.82 billion current LCU against 638.83 billion current LCU in Kenya, a difference of 47.99 billion current LCU.

That makes Congo's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.

Across all 28 years both countries report, Congo has been ahead every year.

Congo ranks 19th and Kenya ranks 20th of 51 countries.

Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Kenya Difference Ahead
1980s 166.72 billion current LCU 29.31 billion current LCU 137.40 billion current LCU Congo
1990s 330.92 billion current LCU 107.26 billion current LCU 223.65 billion current LCU Congo
2000s 560.03 billion current LCU 341.36 billion current LCU 218.67 billion current LCU Congo
2010s 683.16 billion current LCU 616.68 billion current LCU 66.48 billion current LCU Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher current expenditure, total, Congo or Kenya?
Congo, at 686.82 billion current LCU against 638.83 billion current LCU in Kenya as of 2011.
What is the difference in current expenditure, total between Congo and Kenya?
47.99 billion current LCU, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Kenya?
28 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2011.
How do Congo and Kenya rank globally for current expenditure, total?
Congo ranks 19th and Kenya ranks 20th 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.