Australia vs Marshall Islands: General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP

Australia
0.6233 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Marshall Islands
0.6526 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Australia rank
143rd
Marshall Islands rank
141st

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

  • Australia
  • Marshall Islands
00.20.40.60.8198020022025

How they compare

Marshall Islands currently reports 0.6526 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.6233 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Australia, a difference of 0.0293 current LCU per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Marshall Islands ahead.

Australia ranks 143rd and Marshall Islands ranks 141st of 195 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Marshall Islands in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Marshall Islands Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0832 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0832 current LCU per US$ of GDP Australia
1990s 0.4747 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.2913 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.1834 current LCU per US$ of GDP Australia
2000s 0.5411 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.6186 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0774 current LCU per US$ of GDP Marshall Islands
2010s 0.4449 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.5754 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.1305 current LCU per US$ of GDP Marshall Islands
2020s 0.5985 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.6774 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0789 current LCU per US$ of GDP Marshall Islands

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, Australia or Marshall Islands?
Marshall Islands, at 0.6526 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.6233 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Australia as of 2025.
What is the difference in general government total expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Australia and Marshall Islands?
0.0293 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Marshall Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Marshall Islands?
46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
How do Australia and Marshall Islands rank globally for general government total expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
Australia ranks 143rd and Marshall Islands ranks 141st 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.