Sao Tome and Principe vs Sierra Leone: Total expenditure and net lending

Sao Tome and Principe
2.15 trillion current LCU
in 2011
Sierra Leone
1.91 trillion current LCU
in 2011
Sao Tome and Principe rank
13th
Sierra Leone rank
16th

Total expenditure and net lending over time

  • Sao Tome and Principe
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 2.15 trillion current LCU against 1.91 trillion current LCU in Sierra Leone, a difference of 232.99 billion current LCU.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 13th and Sierra Leone ranks 16th of 51 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Sao Tome and Principe averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sao Tome and Principe Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1980s 1.93 billion current LCU 7.38 billion current LCU 5.45 billion current LCU Sierra Leone
1990s 72.22 billion current LCU 120.17 billion current LCU 47.95 billion current LCU Sierra Leone
2000s 626.45 billion current LCU 814.50 billion current LCU 188.05 billion current LCU Sierra Leone
2010s 1.98 trillion current LCU 1.78 trillion current LCU 201.48 billion current LCU Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total expenditure and net lending, Sao Tome and Principe or Sierra Leone?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 2.15 trillion current LCU against 1.91 trillion current LCU in Sierra Leone as of 2011.
What is the difference in total expenditure and net lending between Sao Tome and Principe and Sierra Leone?
232.99 billion current LCU, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Sierra Leone?
26 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2011.
How do Sao Tome and Principe and Sierra Leone rank globally for total expenditure and net lending?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 13th and Sierra Leone ranks 16th of 51 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank country economists, published as Total expenditure and net lending (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
Total expenditure and net lending (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
51 places, 1,412 data points, 1965–2011
Last refreshed

Total expenditure and net lending includes both current and capital (development) expenditures and includes lending minus repayments. Data are shown for central government only. Data are in current local currency.