Cape Verde vs Gambia: Government consumption
Government consumption over time
- Cape Verde
- Gambia
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 2.50 billion current LCU against 23,331 current LCU in Cape Verde, a difference of 2.50 billion current LCU.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 49th and Gambia ranks 46th of 51 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 2 and Gambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.55 billion current LCU | 183.65 million current LCU | 1.36 billion current LCU | Cape Verde |
| 1990s | 4.00 billion current LCU | 404.74 million current LCU | 3.59 billion current LCU | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 13,210 current LCU | 1.14 billion current LCU | 1.14 billion current LCU | Gambia |
| 2010s | 21,587 current LCU | 2.37 billion current LCU | 2.37 billion current LCU | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government consumption, Cape Verde or Gambia?
- Gambia, at 2.50 billion current LCU against 23,331 current LCU in Cape Verde as of 2011.
- What is the difference in government consumption between Cape Verde and Gambia?
- 2.50 billion current LCU, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Gambia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2011.
- How do Cape Verde and Gambia rank globally for government consumption?
- Cape Verde ranks 49th and Gambia ranks 46th 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.