Eritrea vs Sub-Saharan Africa: General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per

Eritrea
0.2662 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2011
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.1696 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Eritrea rank
16th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
14th

General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per over time

  • Eritrea
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
0.20.40.6196519952025

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 0.2662 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1696 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.0966 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.6 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Eritrea has been ahead every year.

Eritrea ranks 16th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 14th of 187 countries.

Eritrea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 0.3877 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1696 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2181 current US$ per US$ of GDP Eritrea
2000s 0.3536 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1627 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1909 current US$ per US$ of GDP Eritrea
2010s 0.2921 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1624 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1298 current US$ per US$ of GDP Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per, Eritrea or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Eritrea, at 0.2662 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1696 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2011.
What is the difference in general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per between Eritrea and Sub-Saharan Africa?
0.0966 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Sub-Saharan Africa?
20 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2011.
How do Eritrea and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per?
Eritrea ranks 16th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 14th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), 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 final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
230 places, 11,054 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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