Gambia vs Zimbabwe: Current expenditure, total

Gambia
3.65 billion current LCU
in 2011
Zimbabwe
2.75 billion current LCU
in 2011
Gambia rank
47th
Zimbabwe rank
49th

Current expenditure, total over time

  • Gambia
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Gambia currently reports 3.65 billion current LCU against 2.75 billion current LCU in Zimbabwe, a difference of 898.05 million current LCU.

That makes Gambia's figure about 1.3 times Zimbabwe's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Gambia ranks 47th and Zimbabwe ranks 49th of 51 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 2 and Zimbabwe in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1980s 278.09 million current LCU 1.71 billion current LCU 1.43 billion current LCU Zimbabwe
1990s 654.00 million current LCU 2.24 billion current LCU 1.59 billion current LCU Zimbabwe
2000s 2.08 billion current LCU 1.82 billion current LCU 261.92 million current LCU Gambia
2010s 3.49 billion current LCU 2.27 billion current LCU 1.22 billion current LCU Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher current expenditure, total, Gambia or Zimbabwe?
Gambia, at 3.65 billion current LCU against 2.75 billion current LCU in Zimbabwe as of 2011.
What is the difference in current expenditure, total between Gambia and Zimbabwe?
898.05 million current LCU, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Zimbabwe?
29 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2011.
How do Gambia and Zimbabwe rank globally for current expenditure, total?
Gambia ranks 47th 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.