Nigeria vs Uganda: Current expenditure, total

Nigeria
3.41 trillion current LCU
in 2005
Uganda
4.12 trillion current LCU
in 2011
Nigeria rank
6th
Uganda rank
5th

Current expenditure, total over time

  • Nigeria
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Uganda currently reports 4.12 trillion current LCU against 3.41 trillion current LCU in Nigeria, a difference of 712.03 billion current LCU.

That makes Uganda's figure about 1.2 times Nigeria's.

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

Nigeria ranks 6th and Uganda ranks 5th of 51 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Uganda Difference Ahead
1990s 265.26 billion current LCU 617.24 billion current LCU 351.99 billion current LCU Uganda
2000s 2.31 trillion current LCU 1.52 trillion current LCU 789.21 billion current LCU Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher current expenditure, total, Nigeria or Uganda?
Uganda, at 4.12 trillion current LCU against 3.41 trillion current LCU in Nigeria as of 2011.
What is the difference in current expenditure, total between Nigeria and Uganda?
712.03 billion current LCU, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Uganda?
12 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2005.
How do Nigeria and Uganda rank globally for current expenditure, total?
Nigeria ranks 6th and Uganda ranks 5th 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.