Current expenditure, total in Sudan

Sudan: Current expenditure, total was 22.07 billion current LCU in 2009. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2009)
22.07 billion current LCU
Change on year
down 9.3%
World rank
39th
of 51 countries
All-time high
24.33 billion current LCU
in 2008
All-time low
2.60 million current LCU
in 1984
Years of data
26
1984–2009

Current expenditure, total in Sudan, 1984–2009

05.0B10.0B15.0B20.0B25.0B1984199620091984: 2.6M current LCU1985: 3.7M current LCU1986: 4.5M current LCU1987: 8.0M current LCU1988: 14.0M current LCU1989: 16.7M current LCU1990: 24.0M current LCU1991: 89.0M current LCU1992: 92.0M current LCU1993: 151.9M current LCU1994: 278.0M current LCU1995: 376.0M current LCU1996: 727.0M current LCU1997: 1.1B current LCU1998: 1.6B current LCU1999: 2.0B current LCU2000: 2.8B current LCU2001: 3.2B current LCU2002: 3.8B current LCU2003: 5.6B current LCU2004: 7.6B current LCU2005: 13.7B current LCU2006: 16.1B current LCU2007: 19.8B current LCU2008: 24.3B current LCU2009: 22.1B current LCU

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for current expenditure, total in Sudan is 22.07 billion current LCU, measured in 2009.

The figure is down 9.3% on the previous year and up 1,031.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, current expenditure, total in Sudan peaked at 24.33 billion current LCU in 2008 and was at its lowest, 2.60 million current LCU, in 1984.

Sudan ranks 39th of 51 countries on this measure, 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
1980s 8.24 million current LCU 2.60 million current LCU 16.68 million current LCU 6
1990s 634.89 million current LCU 24.00 million current LCU 1.95 billion current LCU 10
2000s 11.91 billion current LCU 2.75 billion current LCU 24.33 billion current LCU 10

Countries ranked near Sudan

  1. 36 Botswana 33.25 billion current LCU compare
  2. 37 Comoros 33.12 billion current LCU compare
  3. 38 Namibia 23.42 billion current LCU compare
  4. 40 Guinea-Bissau 19.80 billion current LCU compare
  5. 41 Liberia 16.10 billion current LCU compare
  6. 42 Ghana 14.56 billion current LCU compare

See the full ranking of 51 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is current expenditure, total in Sudan?
Current expenditure, total in Sudan was 22.07 billion current LCU in 2009, according to World Bank country economists.
What is the highest current expenditure, total recorded in Sudan?
The highest recorded value was 24.33 billion current LCU in 2008.
What is the lowest current expenditure, total recorded in Sudan?
The lowest recorded value was 2.60 million current LCU in 1984.
How does Sudan rank for current expenditure, total?
Sudan ranks 39th out of 51 countries with data for 2009.
Is current expenditure, total rising or falling in Sudan?
Over the last ten years it is up 1,031.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Sudan 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.