General government final consumption expenditure (annual % growth) by country
Final consumption expenditure is expenditure on goods and services by resident institutional units for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. General government FCE includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of...
Countries reporting
172
Highest
244.5%
Eritrea
Lowest
-49.4%
Syria
Median
2.3%
Years covered
65
1961–2025
Data points
8,666
What the numbers show
General government final consumption expenditure (annual % growth) is currently reported for 172 countries. The highest value is 244.5% in Eritrea; the lowest is -49.4% in Syria.
The median across all reporting countries is 2.3%, and the mean is 4.8%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.
Over the past decade 92 countries rose and 80 fell. The largest increase was in Libya (up 16,978.6%), and the largest decrease in San Marino (down 2,119.6%).
General government final consumption expenditure: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eritrea | 244.5% | 2011 | up 1,646.8% | volatile |
| 2 | Yemen | 47.2% | 2018 | up 569.1% | volatile |
| 3 | Uganda | 28.9% | 2025 | up 86.6% | volatile |
| 4 | Guinea | 22.8% | 2025 | up 32.2% | volatile |
| 5 | Vanuatu | 21.0% | 2024 | up 672.7% | volatile |
| 6 | Georgia | 19.6% | 2025 | up 5,374.9% | volatile |
| 7 | Iraq | 19.0% | 2024 | up 1,152.8% | volatile |
| 8 | Libya | 18.0% | 2025 | up 16,978.6% | volatile |
| 9 | Lebanon | 16.6% | 2024 | up 18.0% | volatile |
| 10 | Togo | 15.7% | 2023 | up 12.9% | volatile |
| 11 | Central African Republic | 15.6% | 2025 | up 737.6% | volatile |
| 12 | Tanzania | 15.2% | 2025 | up 58.7% | volatile |
| 13 | Eswatini | 14.0% | 2024 | up 731.5% | volatile |
| 14 | Equatorial Guinea | 13.4% | 2025 | up 1,991.2% | volatile |
| 15 | Nepal | 12.0% | 2025 | up 4.5% | volatile |
| 16 | Vietnam | 11.9% | 2025 | up 51.8% | volatile |
| 17 | Gambia | 11.4% | 2025 | up 1,483.1% | volatile |
| 18 | Ethiopia | 11.3% | 2025 | up 198.1% | volatile |
| 19 | Somalia | 11.0% | 2025 | up 117.9% | volatile |
| 20 | Niger | 10.8% | 2025 | up 583.1% | volatile |
| 21 | Bhutan | 10.5% | 2024 | up 343.3% | volatile |
| 22 | Pakistan | 10.1% | 2025 | up 443.4% | volatile |
| 23 | Albania | 9.9% | 2025 | up 491.8% | volatile |
| 24 | Seychelles | 9.8% | 2025 | down 9.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Gabon | 9.7% | 2025 | up 233.1% | volatile |
| 26 | Haiti | 9.4% | 2025 | down 41.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Cape Verde | 9.2% | 2025 | up 143.3% | volatile |
| 28 | Philippines | 8.4% | 2025 | up 5.7% | volatile |
| 29 | Kenya | 8.0% | 2025 | down 41.8% | volatile |
| 31 | Guatemala | 7.3% | 2025 | up 676.6% | volatile |
| 32 | Honduras | 7.3% | 2025 | up 250.1% | volatile |
| 33 | Colombia | 7.1% | 2025 | up 47.3% | volatile |
| 34 | Latvia | 7.0% | 2025 | up 282.4% | volatile |
| 35 | Solomon Islands | 6.9% | 2024 | up 118.5% | volatile |
| 36 | Morocco | 6.8% | 2025 | up 251.4% | volatile |
| 37 | Mali | 6.6% | 2025 | down 21.4% | volatile |
| 38 | Comoros | 6.6% | 2025 | up 438.7% | volatile |
| 39 | Malaysia | 6.6% | 2025 | up 45.0% | volatile |
| 40 | India | 6.6% | 2025 | down 12.0% | volatile |
| 41 | Tajikistan | 6.2% | 2024 | up 51.2% | volatile |
| 42 | Sudan | 6.0% | 2025 | up 300.8% | volatile |
| 43 | Congo | 5.9% | 2025 | up 156.1% | volatile |
| 44 | Malta | 5.9% | 2025 | down 24.3% | volatile |
| 45 | Benin | 5.7% | 2025 | down 57.9% | volatile |
| 46 | Ukraine | 5.7% | 2025 | up 231.8% | volatile |
| 47 | North Macedonia | 5.3% | 2025 | up 36.4% | volatile |
| 48 | Cambodia | 5.1% | 2025 | up 16.6% | volatile |
| 49 | Burundi | 5.0% | 2025 | up 229.6% | volatile |
| 50 | Australia | 4.8% | 2025 | up 119.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Poland | 4.8% | 2025 | up 98.8% | volatile |
| 52 | Armenia | 4.7% | 2025 | up 0.0% | volatile |
| 53 | Guinea-Bissau | 4.5% | 2025 | down 63.6% | volatile |
| 54 | Qatar | 4.4% | 2020 | down 64.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Namibia | 4.4% | 2025 | down 63.6% | volatile |
| 56 | Burkina Faso | 4.4% | 2025 | down 63.0% | volatile |
| 57 | Angola | 4.3% | 2024 | up 130.6% | volatile |
| 58 | Tunisia | 4.3% | 2025 | up 38.8% | volatile |
| 59 | Croatia | 4.1% | 2025 | up 837.8% | volatile |
| 60 | Senegal | 4.0% | 2025 | down 29.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Panama | 4.0% | 2024 | up 248.2% | volatile |
| 62 | Ireland | 3.9% | 2025 | up 41.5% | volatile |
| 63 | Luxembourg | 3.7% | 2025 | up 93.9% | volatile |
| 64 | Ghana | 3.7% | 2024 | down 52.1% | volatile |
| 65 | Cote d'Ivoire | 3.6% | 2025 | down 32.8% | volatile |
| 66 | United Arab Emirates | 3.6% | 2023 | down 77.6% | volatile |
| 67 | Peru | 3.4% | 2025 | down 57.1% | volatile |
| 68 | Mauritania | 3.3% | 2025 | down 45.0% | volatile |
| 69 | United States | 3.3% | 2024 | up 492.4% | volatile |
| 70 | Sierra Leone | 3.2% | 2025 | up 119.4% | volatile |
| 71 | Lesotho | 3.2% | 2025 | up 234.8% | volatile |
| 72 | Serbia | 3.1% | 2025 | up 176.1% | volatile |
| 73 | Chile | 3.0% | 2025 | down 38.7% | volatile |
| 74 | Macao | 3.0% | 2025 | down 28.1% | volatile |
| 75 | South Korea | 3.0% | 2025 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 76 | Mozambique | 2.9% | 2025 | down 61.8% | volatile |
| 77 | Costa Rica | 2.8% | 2025 | up 19.5% | volatile |
| 78 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2.8% | 2025 | up 142.4% | volatile |
| 79 | Estonia | 2.6% | 2025 | down 17.4% | volatile |
| 80 | Algeria | 2.5% | 2025 | down 36.4% | volatile |
| 81 | Indonesia | 2.5% | 2025 | down 52.9% | volatile |
| 82 | Samoa | 2.5% | 2025 | up 167.9% | volatile |
| 83 | Spain | 2.4% | 2025 | up 26.1% | volatile |
| 84 | Canada | 2.4% | 2025 | up 74.5% | volatile |
| 85 | Hungary | 2.4% | 2025 | up 21.8% | volatile |
| 86 | Austria | 2.4% | 2025 | up 163.2% | volatile |
| 87 | Palau | 2.3% | 2024 | up 348.6% | volatile |
| 88 | Bangladesh | 2.3% | 2025 | down 73.8% | volatile |
| 89 | Kuwait | 2.3% | 2024 | up 152.7% | volatile |
| 90 | Azerbaijan | 2.2% | 2012 | down 71.1% | volatile |
| 91 | Greenland | 2.2% | 2023 | down 47.3% | volatile |
| 92 | Czechia | 2.1% | 2025 | up 21.8% | volatile |
| 93 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.1% | 2025 | up 137.9% | volatile |
| 94 | Brazil | 2.1% | 2025 | up 246.4% | volatile |
| 95 | Cyprus | 2.0% | 2025 | up 51.1% | volatile |
| 96 | Zimbabwe | 2.0% | 2024 | up 133.6% | volatile |
| 97 | Oman | 2.0% | 2024 | down 70.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Netherlands | 1.9% | 2025 | up 1,222.1% | volatile |
| 99 | Dominican Republic | 1.9% | 2025 | down 72.2% | volatile |
| 100 | Uruguay | 1.8% | 2025 | down 16.7% | volatile |
| 101 | Singapore | 1.7% | 2025 | down 80.5% | volatile |
| 102 | United Kingdom | 1.7% | 2025 | up 72.8% | volatile |
| 103 | Israel | 1.7% | 2025 | down 47.6% | volatile |
| 104 | France | 1.6% | 2025 | up 51.2% | volatile |
| 105 | Portugal | 1.6% | 2025 | up 120.1% | volatile |
| 106 | Hong Kong | 1.6% | 2025 | down 52.7% | volatile |
| 107 | Belgium | 1.6% | 2025 | up 401.7% | volatile |
| 108 | Slovenia | 1.6% | 2025 | down 32.8% | volatile |
| 109 | Japan | 1.6% | 2024 | up 80.1% | volatile |
| 110 | Belize | 1.6% | 2024 | up 64.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Denmark | 1.5% | 2025 | down 26.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Norway | 1.5% | 2025 | down 39.9% | volatile |
| 113 | Montenegro | 1.4% | 2025 | down 62.2% | volatile |
| 114 | Germany | 1.3% | 2025 | down 54.1% | volatile |
| 115 | Mexico | 1.3% | 2025 | down 27.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Iceland | 1.2% | 2025 | up 10,554.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Russia | 1.1% | 2025 | up 131.4% | volatile |
| 118 | Slovakia | 1.1% | 2025 | down 78.3% | volatile |
| 119 | Bermuda | 1.1% | 2024 | up 198.8% | volatile |
| 120 | Nicaragua | 1.0% | 2025 | down 81.4% | volatile |
| 121 | Lithuania | 1.0% | 2025 | up 551.3% | volatile |
| 122 | Kazakhstan | 1.0% | 2024 | down 89.8% | volatile |
| 123 | Switzerland | 1.0% | 2025 | down 5.6% | volatile |
| 124 | Bahamas | 0.9% | 2024 | up 116.2% | volatile |
| 125 | East Timor | 0.9% | 2024 | down 92.7% | volatile |
| 126 | Turkey | 0.8% | 2025 | up 131.9% | volatile |
| 127 | Sweden | 0.7% | 2025 | down 66.4% | volatile |
| 128 | Uzbekistan | 0.7% | 2025 | down 89.8% | volatile |
| 129 | Venezuela | 0.6% | 2014 | down 95.5% | volatile |
| 130 | Thailand | 0.6% | 2025 | down 76.0% | volatile |
| 131 | Bolivia | 0.6% | 2024 | down 91.4% | volatile |
| 132 | Italy | 0.6% | 2025 | up 642.6% | volatile |
| 133 | Botswana | 0.4% | 2025 | up 179.0% | volatile |
| 134 | Greece | 0.3% | 2025 | down 87.3% | volatile |
| 135 | Moldova | 0.3% | 2025 | up 120.9% | volatile |
| 136 | Puerto Rico | 0.2% | 2025 | up 101.9% | volatile |
| 137 | Argentina | 0.2% | 2025 | down 96.8% | volatile |
| 138 | Ecuador | 0.0% | 2025 | down 99.2% | volatile |
| 139 | Maldives | 0.0% | 2024 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 140 | Bulgaria | 0.0% | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Mauritius | -0.1% | 2025 | down 107.2% | volatile |
| 142 | South Africa | -0.2% | 2025 | up 77.6% | volatile |
| 143 | Finland | -0.2% | 2025 | down 119.8% | volatile |
| 144 | Belarus | -0.3% | 2025 | up 47.2% | volatile |
| 145 | Laos | -0.3% | 2016 | down 103.4% | volatile |
| 146 | Tonga | -0.5% | 2024 | down 72.2% | volatile |
| 147 | Iran | -0.7% | 2025 | down 107.6% | volatile |
| 148 | Brunei | -0.8% | 2025 | up 79.1% | volatile |
| 149 | Papua New Guinea | -0.8% | 2004 | up 95.7% | volatile |
| 150 | Sri Lanka | -0.8% | 2025 | down 781.0% | volatile |
| 151 | Cameroon | -0.9% | 2025 | down 116.8% | volatile |
| 152 | Malawi | -0.9% | 2025 | down 118.2% | volatile |
| 153 | New Zealand | -1.3% | 2024 | down 141.4% | volatile |
| 154 | Rwanda | -1.6% | 2025 | down 131.3% | volatile |
| 155 | Egypt | -2.0% | 2025 | down 128.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Paraguay | -2.2% | 2025 | down 143.4% | volatile |
| 157 | Bahrain | -2.4% | 2024 | down 139.1% | volatile |
| 158 | Sao Tome and Principe | -2.5% | 2025 | down 123.6% | volatile |
| 159 | Romania | -2.6% | 2025 | down 48.6% | volatile |
| 160 | Democratic Republic of Congo | -3.4% | 2025 | down 161.7% | volatile |
| 161 | El Salvador | -3.4% | 2025 | down 264.2% | volatile |
| 162 | Saudi Arabia | -3.5% | 2025 | down 92.2% | volatile |
| 163 | Marshall Islands | -4.2% | 2024 | up 23.6% | volatile |
| 164 | United States Virgin Islands | -4.4% | 2022 | up 51.4% | volatile |
| 165 | Djibouti | -4.5% | 2025 | down 193.3% | volatile |
| 166 | Madagascar | -4.6% | 2025 | down 986.3% | volatile |
| 167 | Mongolia | -6.1% | 2025 | down 30.4% | volatile |
| 168 | Cuba | -7.4% | 2024 | down 657.3% | volatile |
| 169 | Palestine | -7.7% | 2025 | down 220.2% | volatile |
| 170 | Kiribati | -9.6% | 2024 | down 163.2% | volatile |
| 171 | Chad | -16.6% | 2025 | up 38.9% | volatile |
| 172 | San Marino | -16.9% | 2023 | down 2,119.6% | volatile |
| 173 | Syria | -49.4% | 2022 | down 659.2% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Kosovo 7.4%
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 6.6%
- South Asia 6.2%
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 6.2%
- Least developed countries: UN classification 5.8%
- IDA total 5.7%
- Lower middle income 5.7%
- IDA only 5.2%
- Low income 4.9%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 3.8%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 3.8%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 3.8%
About this data
Final consumption expenditure is expenditure on goods and services by resident institutional units for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. General government FCE includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees), and most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.