Eritrea vs Zimbabwe: Current expenditure, total

Eritrea
6.69 billion current LCU
in 2009
Zimbabwe
2.75 billion current LCU
in 2011
Eritrea rank
46th
Zimbabwe rank
49th

Current expenditure, total over time

  • Eritrea
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 6.69 billion current LCU against 2.75 billion current LCU in Zimbabwe, a difference of 3.94 billion current LCU.

That makes Eritrea's figure about 2.4 times Zimbabwe's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Eritrea ranks 46th and Zimbabwe ranks 49th of 51 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1990s 1.66 billion current LCU 2.21 billion current LCU 542.40 million current LCU Zimbabwe
2000s 5.59 billion current LCU 1.82 billion current LCU 3.77 billion current LCU Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher current expenditure, total, Eritrea or Zimbabwe?
Eritrea, at 6.69 billion current LCU against 2.75 billion current LCU in Zimbabwe as of 2009.
What is the difference in current expenditure, total between Eritrea and Zimbabwe?
3.94 billion current LCU, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Zimbabwe?
18 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2009.
How do Eritrea and Zimbabwe rank globally for current expenditure, total?
Eritrea ranks 46th and Zimbabwe ranks 49th 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.