Guinea vs Zambia: Government consumption
Government consumption over time
- Guinea
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 12.35 trillion current LCU against 3.58 trillion current LCU in Guinea, a difference of 8.77 trillion current LCU.
That makes Zambia's figure about 3.5 times Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Guinea ahead.
Guinea ranks 4th and Zambia ranks 2nd of 51 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 92.35 billion current LCU | 4.08 billion current LCU | 88.27 billion current LCU | Guinea |
| 1990s | 231.57 billion current LCU | 353.28 billion current LCU | 121.72 billion current LCU | Zambia |
| 2000s | 963.31 billion current LCU | 4.04 trillion current LCU | 3.08 trillion current LCU | Zambia |
| 2010s | 3.84 trillion current LCU | 11.43 trillion current LCU | 7.59 trillion current LCU | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government consumption, Guinea or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 12.35 trillion current LCU against 3.58 trillion current LCU in Guinea as of 2011.
- What is the difference in government consumption between Guinea and Zambia?
- 8.77 trillion current LCU, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Zambia?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2011.
- How do Guinea and Zambia rank globally for government consumption?
- Guinea ranks 4th and Zambia ranks 2nd 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.