Eritrea vs Sweden: General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP

Eritrea
4.96 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2011
Sweden
4.79 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Eritrea rank
95th
Sweden rank
96th

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

  • Eritrea
  • Sweden
246810198020022025

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 4.96 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 4.79 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Sweden, a difference of 0.17 current LCU per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Sweden ahead.

Eritrea ranks 95th and Sweden ranks 96th of 195 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Sweden Difference Ahead
1990s 3.9 current LCU per US$ of GDP 4.51 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.6042 current LCU per US$ of GDP Sweden
2000s 6.35 current LCU per US$ of GDP 4.13 current LCU per US$ of GDP 2.22 current LCU per US$ of GDP Eritrea
2010s 5.74 current LCU per US$ of GDP 3.39 current LCU per US$ of GDP 2.36 current LCU per US$ of GDP Eritrea

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, Eritrea or Sweden?
Eritrea, at 4.96 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 4.79 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Sweden as of 2011.
What is the difference in general government total expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Eritrea and Sweden?
0.17 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Sweden?
20 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2011.
How do Eritrea and Sweden rank globally for general government total expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
Eritrea ranks 95th and Sweden ranks 96th 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.