Bangladesh vs North America: Final consumption expenditure
Final consumption expenditure over time
- Bangladesh
- North America
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 6.2% against 3.0% in North America, a difference of 3.2%.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 2.1 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was North America ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 28th and North America ranks 29th of 176 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 4 and North America in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -1.1% | 3.1% | 4.3% | North America |
| 1980s | 1.9% | 3.1% | 1.2% | North America |
| 1990s | 2.9% | 2.9% | 0.0% | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 4.9% | 2.5% | 2.4% | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 5.5% | 1.9% | 3.6% | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 5.4% | 2.7% | 2.7% | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher final consumption expenditure, Bangladesh or North America?
- Bangladesh, at 6.2% against 3.0% in North America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in final consumption expenditure between Bangladesh and North America?
- 3.2%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and North America?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and North America rank globally for final consumption expenditure?
- Bangladesh ranks 28th and North America ranks 29th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as Final consumption expenditure (annual % growth). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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. Final consumption expenditure can be measured for households, general government, the central bank and non-profit institutions serving households. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.