Guinea vs Nigeria: Current expenditure, total

Guinea
5.49 trillion current LCU
in 2011
Nigeria
3.41 trillion current LCU
in 2005
Guinea rank
4th
Nigeria rank
6th

Current expenditure, total over time

  • Guinea
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Guinea currently reports 5.49 trillion current LCU against 3.41 trillion current LCU in Nigeria, a difference of 2.08 trillion current LCU.

That makes Guinea's figure about 1.6 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Guinea ahead.

Guinea ranks 4th and Nigeria ranks 6th of 51 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea Nigeria Difference Ahead
1990s 364.96 billion current LCU 265.26 billion current LCU 99.70 billion current LCU Guinea
2000s 870.68 billion current LCU 2.31 trillion current LCU 1.44 trillion current LCU Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher current expenditure, total, Guinea or Nigeria?
Guinea, at 5.49 trillion current LCU against 3.41 trillion current LCU in Nigeria as of 2011.
What is the difference in current expenditure, total between Guinea and Nigeria?
2.08 trillion current LCU, with Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Nigeria?
12 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2005.
How do Guinea and Nigeria rank globally for current expenditure, total?
Guinea ranks 4th and Nigeria ranks 6th 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.