Ghana vs Sudan: Current expenditure, total

Ghana
14.56 billion current LCU
in 2010
Sudan
22.07 billion current LCU
in 2009
Ghana rank
42nd
Sudan rank
39th

Current expenditure, total over time

  • Ghana
  • Sudan
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How they compare

Sudan currently reports 22.07 billion current LCU against 14.56 billion current LCU in Ghana, a difference of 7.51 billion current LCU.

That makes Sudan's figure about 1.5 times Ghana's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 42nd and Sudan ranks 39th of 51 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and Sudan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Sudan Difference Ahead
1980s 50.07 million current LCU 9.37 million current LCU 40.69 million current LCU Ghana
1990s 632.30 million current LCU 634.89 million current LCU 2.59 million current LCU Sudan
2000s 6.47 billion current LCU 11.91 billion current LCU 5.45 billion current LCU Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher current expenditure, total, Ghana or Sudan?
Sudan, at 22.07 billion current LCU against 14.56 billion current LCU in Ghana as of 2009.
What is the difference in current expenditure, total between Ghana and Sudan?
7.51 billion current LCU, with Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Sudan?
25 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2009.
How do Ghana and Sudan rank globally for current expenditure, total?
Ghana ranks 42nd and Sudan ranks 39th 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.