El Salvador vs Zimbabwe: Final consumption expenditure
Final consumption expenditure over time
- El Salvador
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 97.7% against 96.6% in Zimbabwe, a difference of 1.1%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 35th and Zimbabwe ranks 38th of 188 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 6 and Zimbabwe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 88.7% | 83.2% | 5.6% | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 83.4% | 81.0% | 2.4% | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 93.1% | 84.4% | 8.7% | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 96.3% | 82.9% | 13.4% | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 101.0% | 102.0% | 1.0% | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 101.4% | 101.3% | 0.1% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 100.3% | 95.8% | 4.4% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher final consumption expenditure, El Salvador or Zimbabwe?
- El Salvador, at 97.7% against 96.6% in Zimbabwe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in final consumption expenditure between El Salvador and Zimbabwe?
- 1.1%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Zimbabwe?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Zimbabwe rank globally for final consumption expenditure?
- El Salvador ranks 35th and Zimbabwe ranks 38th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as Final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). 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 is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.