Namibia vs United States: General government total expenditure (current LCU), per capita

Namibia
33,859 current LCU per person
in 2025
United States
33,846 current LCU per person
in 2025
Namibia rank
99th
United States rank
100th

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

  • Namibia
  • United States
010.0k20.0k30.0k198020022025

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 33,859 current LCU per person against 33,846 current LCU per person in United States, a difference of 13 current LCU per person.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was United States ahead.

Namibia ranks 99th and United States ranks 100th of 195 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 2 and United States in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia United States Difference Ahead
1980s 0 current LCU per person 0 current LCU per person 0 current LCU per person —
1990s 2,721 current LCU per person 0 current LCU per person 2,721 current LCU per person Namibia
2000s 7,064 current LCU per person 13,725 current LCU per person 6,661 current LCU per person United States
2010s 22,169 current LCU per person 20,367 current LCU per person 1,802 current LCU per person Namibia
2020s 28,807 current LCU per person 31,001 current LCU per person 2,195 current LCU per person United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher general government total expenditure (current lcu), per capita, Namibia or United States?
Namibia, at 33,859 current LCU per person against 33,846 current LCU per person in United States as of 2025.
What is the difference in general government total expenditure (current lcu), per capita between Namibia and United States?
13 current LCU per person, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and United States?
46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
How do Namibia and United States rank globally for general government total expenditure (current lcu), per capita?
Namibia ranks 99th and United States ranks 100th 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.