High income vs Sri Lanka: Final consumption expenditure
Final consumption expenditure over time
- High income
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 5.3% against 2.3% in High income, a difference of 3.0%.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 2.3 times High income's.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1971 it was High income ahead.
High income ranks 37th and Sri Lanka ranks 39th of 42 groups.
Across the 6 decades both report, High income averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | High income | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.6% | 3.1% | 0.6% | High income |
| 1980s | 2.9% | 7.6% | 4.6% | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 2.5% | 4.6% | 2.0% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 2.3% | 4.7% | 2.4% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 3.3% | 1.3% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 0.1% | 1.9% | High income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher final consumption expenditure, High income or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 5.3% against 2.3% in High income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in final consumption expenditure between High income and Sri Lanka?
- 3.0%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Sri Lanka?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do High income and Sri Lanka rank globally for final consumption expenditure?
- High income ranks 37th and Sri Lanka ranks 39th of 42 groups.
- 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.