Botswana vs Sudan: Government consumption
Government consumption over time
- Botswana
- Sudan
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 23.57 billion current LCU against 10.31 billion current LCU in Sudan, a difference of 13.26 billion current LCU.
That makes Botswana's figure about 2.3 times Sudan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 36th and Sudan ranks 38th of 51 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.75 billion current LCU | 678.97 million current LCU | 1.07 billion current LCU | Botswana |
| 2000s | 8.20 billion current LCU | 5.87 billion current LCU | 2.33 billion current LCU | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government consumption, Botswana or Sudan?
- Botswana, at 23.57 billion current LCU against 10.31 billion current LCU in Sudan as of 2011.
- What is the difference in government consumption between Botswana and Sudan?
- 13.26 billion current LCU, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Sudan?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2009.
- How do Botswana and Sudan rank globally for government consumption?
- Botswana ranks 36th and Sudan ranks 38th of 51 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank country economists, published as Government consumption (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Current expenditure on goods and services comprises payments of wages and salaries in cash to employees (including the armed forces) before deduction of withholding taxes and employees' contributions to social security and pension funds, as well as employers' contributions to superannuation schemes outside government, and other purchases of goods and services (wages and salaries in kind, office supplies and maintenance charges etc.). Data are in current local currency.