Current expenditure, total in Eritrea

Eritrea: Current expenditure, total was 6.69 billion current LCU in 2009. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2009)
6.69 billion current LCU
Change on year
down 3.1%
World rank
46th
of 51 countries
All-time high
6.91 billion current LCU
in 2008
All-time low
462.00 million current LCU
in 1992
Years of data
18
1992–2009

Current expenditure, total in Eritrea, 1992–2009

02.0B4.0B6.0B1992200020091992: 462.0M current LCU1993: 862.3M current LCU1994: 966.5M current LCU1995: 1.9B current LCU1996: 1.7B current LCU1997: 1.4B current LCU1998: 2.8B current LCU1999: 3.2B current LCU2000: 4.1B current LCU2001: 4.1B current LCU2002: 4.5B current LCU2003: 5.9B current LCU2004: 6.2B current LCU2005: 6.8B current LCU2006: 5.4B current LCU2007: 5.2B current LCU2008: 6.9B current LCU2009: 6.7B current LCU

Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.

Analysis

Eritrea recorded 6.69 billion current LCU for current expenditure, total in 2009.

The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and up 107.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, current expenditure, total in Eritrea peaked at 6.91 billion current LCU in 2008 and was at its lowest, 462.00 million current LCU, in 1992.

That places Eritrea 46th out of 51 countries with data for 2009, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.66 billion current LCU 462.00 million current LCU 3.23 billion current LCU 8
2000s 5.59 billion current LCU 4.05 billion current LCU 6.91 billion current LCU 10

Countries ranked near Eritrea

  1. 43 Tunisia 13.25 billion current LCU compare
  2. 44 Lesotho 8.64 billion current LCU compare
  3. 45 Eswatini 7.93 billion current LCU compare
  4. 47 Gambia 3.65 billion current LCU compare
  5. 48 Seychelles 2.98 billion current LCU compare
  6. 49 Zimbabwe 2.75 billion current LCU compare

See the full ranking of 51 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is current expenditure, total in Eritrea?
Current expenditure, total in Eritrea was 6.69 billion current LCU in 2009, according to World Bank country economists.
What is the highest current expenditure, total recorded in Eritrea?
The highest recorded value was 6.91 billion current LCU in 2008.
What is the lowest current expenditure, total recorded in Eritrea?
The lowest recorded value was 462.00 million current LCU in 1992.
How does Eritrea rank for current expenditure, total?
Eritrea ranks 46th out of 51 countries with data for 2009.
Is current expenditure, total rising or falling in Eritrea?
Over the last ten years it is up 107.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Eritrea data come from?
The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of Current expenditure, total (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Current expenditure, total (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
51 places, 1,441 data points, 1965–2011
Last refreshed

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.