Afghanistan vs Philippines: General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP

Afghanistan
13.96 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Philippines
13.95 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
71st
Philippines rank
72nd

General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Philippines
05101520198020022025

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 13.96 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 13.95 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Philippines, a difference of 0.01 current LCU per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Philippines ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 71st and Philippines ranks 72nd of 195 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Philippines in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Philippines Difference Ahead
2000s 6.33 current LCU per US$ of GDP 9.76 current LCU per US$ of GDP 3.43 current LCU per US$ of GDP Philippines
2010s 15.89 current LCU per US$ of GDP 8.72 current LCU per US$ of GDP 7.16 current LCU per US$ of GDP Afghanistan
2020s 15.8 current LCU per US$ of GDP 13.67 current LCU per US$ of GDP 2.12 current LCU per US$ of GDP Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher general government total expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Afghanistan or Philippines?
Afghanistan, at 13.96 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 13.95 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Philippines as of 2024.
What is the difference in general government total expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Afghanistan and Philippines?
0.01 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Philippines?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and Philippines rank globally for general government total expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
Afghanistan ranks 71st and Philippines ranks 72nd of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP. 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 unit of GDP
Unit
current LCU per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
195 places, 8,484 data points, 1980–2025
Last refreshed

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