Current expenditure, total (current LCU) by country
Total current expenditure includes requited payments other than for capital assets or for goods or services to be used in the production of capital assets, and unrequited payments for purposes other than permitting the recipients to acquire capital assets, compensating the recipients for damage or destruction of...
What the numbers show
Current expenditure, total (current LCU) is currently reported for 51 countries. The highest value is 61.05 trillion current LCU in Mozambique; the lowest is 4 current LCU in Mali.
The median across all reporting countries is 274.62 billion current LCU, and the mean is 2.45 trillion current LCU.
Over the past decade 49 countries rose and 2 fell. The largest increase was in Angola (up 4,075.0%), and the largest decrease in Mali (down 100.0%).
Current expenditure, total: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mozambique | 61.05 trillion current LCU | 2011 | up 490.1% | volatile |
| 2 | Zambia | 17.70 trillion current LCU | 2011 | up 586.9% | volatile |
| 3 | Tanzania | 6.69 trillion current LCU | 2011 | up 578.1% | volatile |
| 4 | Guinea | 5.49 trillion current LCU | 2011 | up 701.8% | volatile |
| 5 | Uganda | 4.12 trillion current LCU | 2011 | up 262.5% | volatile |
| 6 | Nigeria | 3.41 trillion current LCU | 2005 | up 2,211.2% | volatile |
| 7 | Angola | 2.93 trillion current LCU | 2011 | up 4,075.0% | volatile |
| 8 | Madagascar | 2.80 trillion current LCU | 2011 | up 377.8% | volatile |
| 9 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 2.52 trillion current LCU | 2011 | up 2,121.8% | volatile |
| 10 | Cote d'Ivoire | 2.15 trillion current LCU | 2011 | up 90.5% | rising |
| 11 | Sierra Leone | 1.91 trillion current LCU | 2011 | up 381.5% | volatile |
| 12 | Algeria | 1.87 trillion current LCU | 2011 | up 238.7% | volatile |
| 13 | Cameroon | 1.71 trillion current LCU | 2011 | up 181.7% | volatile |
| 14 | Senegal | 1.16 trillion current LCU | 2011 | up 124.3% | volatile |
| 15 | Gabon | 1.10 trillion current LCU | 2011 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 16 | South Africa | 1.04 trillion current LCU | 2008 | up 219.4% | volatile |
| 17 | Sao Tome and Principe | 850.54 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 591.8% | volatile |
| 18 | Chad | 793.00 billion current LCU | 2010 | up 693.8% | volatile |
| 19 | Congo | 686.82 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 131.8% | rising |
| 20 | Kenya | 638.83 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 218.1% | volatile |
| 21 | Burkina Faso | 629.05 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 178.9% | volatile |
| 22 | Rwanda | 585.52 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 322.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Equatorial Guinea | 434.30 billion current LCU | 2010 | up 627.4% | volatile |
| 24 | Benin | 374.28 billion current LCU | 2007 | up 150.4% | volatile |
| 25 | Egypt | 326.75 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 304.2% | volatile |
| 26 | Togo | 274.62 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 101.7% | rising |
| 27 | Burundi | 265.43 billion current LCU | 2008 | up 285.6% | volatile |
| 28 | Mauritania | 246.70 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 311.5% | volatile |
| 29 | Malawi | 230.58 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 669.7% | volatile |
| 30 | Morocco | 211.62 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 110.8% | volatile |
| 31 | Niger | 203.50 billion current LCU | 2007 | up 80.4% | rising |
| 32 | Central African Republic | 105.40 billion current LCU | 2010 | up 67.0% | rising |
| 33 | Mauritius | 73.51 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 169.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Djibouti | 40.82 billion current LCU | 2006 | up 51.2% | rising |
| 35 | Ethiopia | 39.71 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 242.8% | volatile |
| 36 | Botswana | 33.25 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 229.7% | volatile |
| 37 | Comoros | 33.12 billion current LCU | 2010 | up 145.4% | volatile |
| 38 | Namibia | 23.42 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 129.1% | volatile |
| 39 | Sudan | 22.07 billion current LCU | 2009 | up 1,031.4% | volatile |
| 40 | Guinea-Bissau | 19.80 billion current LCU | 2011 | down 51.8% | volatile |
| 41 | Liberia | 16.10 billion current LCU | 2008 | up 714.4% | volatile |
| 42 | Ghana | 14.56 billion current LCU | 2010 | up 713.4% | volatile |
| 43 | Tunisia | 13.25 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 134.2% | volatile |
| 44 | Lesotho | 8.64 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 269.0% | volatile |
| 45 | Eswatini | 7.93 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 217.6% | volatile |
| 46 | Eritrea | 6.69 billion current LCU | 2009 | up 107.3% | volatile |
| 47 | Gambia | 3.65 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 194.9% | volatile |
| 48 | Seychelles | 2.98 billion current LCU | 2010 | up 107.1% | volatile |
| 49 | Zimbabwe | 2.75 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 50 | Cape Verde | 31,860 current LCU | 2011 | up 115.7% | volatile |
| 51 | Mali | 4 current LCU | 2011 | down 100.0% | volatile |
About this data
Total current expenditure includes requited payments other than for capital assets or for goods or services to be used in the production of capital assets, and unrequited payments for purposes other than permitting the recipients to acquire capital assets, compensating the recipients for damage or destruction of capital assets, or increasing the financial capital of the recipients. Data are shown for central government only. Data are in current local currency.