Iceland vs Yemen: General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Iceland
56.9 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Yemen
76.44 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2018
Iceland rank
48th
Yemen rank
45th
General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Iceland
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 76.44 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 56.9 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Iceland, a difference of 19.54 current LCU per US$ of GDP.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.3 times Iceland's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 48th and Yemen ranks 45th of 195 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 1 and Yemen in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.97 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 19.48 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 8.49 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Iceland |
| 2000s | 39.88 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 66.28 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 26.4 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Yemen |
| 2010s | 54.46 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 59.09 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 4.63 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Yemen |
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, Iceland or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 76.44 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 56.9 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Iceland as of 2018.
- What is the difference in general government total expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Iceland and Yemen?
- 19.54 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Yemen?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2018.
- How do Iceland and Yemen rank globally for general government total expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Iceland ranks 48th and Yemen ranks 45th 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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About this data
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.