Eritrea vs Zimbabwe: Government consumption
Government consumption over time
- Eritrea
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 4.83 billion current LCU against 2.30 billion current LCU in Zimbabwe, a difference of 2.53 billion current LCU.
That makes Eritrea's figure about 2.1 times Zimbabwe's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Eritrea ranks 45th and Zimbabwe ranks 47th of 51 countries.
Eritrea has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.47 billion current LCU | 1.24 billion current LCU | 234.26 million current LCU | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 3.69 billion current LCU | 843.79 million current LCU | 2.84 billion current LCU | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government consumption, Eritrea or Zimbabwe?
- Eritrea, at 4.83 billion current LCU against 2.30 billion current LCU in Zimbabwe as of 2009.
- What is the difference in government consumption between Eritrea and Zimbabwe?
- 2.53 billion current LCU, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Zimbabwe?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2009.
- How do Eritrea and Zimbabwe rank globally for government consumption?
- Eritrea ranks 45th and Zimbabwe ranks 47th 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.