Ethiopia vs Zimbabwe: General government total expenditure (current LCU), per capita

Ethiopia
13,166 current LCU per person
in 2025
Zimbabwe
13,296 current LCU per person
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
140th
Zimbabwe rank
138th

General government total expenditure (current LCU), per capita over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Zimbabwe
05.0k10.0k15.0k198020022025

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 13,296 current LCU per person against 13,166 current LCU per person in Ethiopia, a difference of 130 current LCU per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 140th and Zimbabwe ranks 138th of 195 countries.

Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1980s 90.02 current LCU per person 0 current LCU per person 90.02 current LCU per person Ethiopia
1990s 140.95 current LCU per person 0 current LCU per person 140.95 current LCU per person Ethiopia
2000s 355.52 current LCU per person 0.008 current LCU per person 355.52 current LCU per person Ethiopia
2010s 2,101 current LCU per person 0.1901 current LCU per person 2,101 current LCU per person Ethiopia
2020s 7,372 current LCU per person 3,404 current LCU per person 3,968 current LCU per person Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher general government total expenditure (current lcu), per capita, Ethiopia or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 13,296 current LCU per person against 13,166 current LCU per person in Ethiopia as of 2025.
What is the difference in general government total expenditure (current lcu), per capita between Ethiopia and Zimbabwe?
130 current LCU per person, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Zimbabwe?
46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
How do Ethiopia and Zimbabwe rank globally for general government total expenditure (current lcu), per capita?
Ethiopia ranks 140th and Zimbabwe ranks 138th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as General government total expenditure (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
General government total expenditure (current LCU), per capita
Unit
current LCU per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
195 places, 8,943 data points, 1980–2025
Last refreshed

General government total expenditure (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.