Algeria vs Spain: General government final consumption expenditure
General government final consumption expenditure over time
- Algeria
- Spain
How they compare
Algeria currently reports 2.5% against 2.4% in Spain, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 22 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Algeria ahead.
Algeria ranks 81st and Spain ranks 84th of 174 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.1% | 5.6% | 7.4% | Algeria |
| 1980s | 0.9% | 4.8% | 3.9% | Spain |
| 1990s | 3.9% | 3.0% | 0.9% | Algeria |
| 2000s | 3.8% | 4.4% | 0.6% | Spain |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 0.3% | 3.5% | Algeria |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 3.0% | 0.9% | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher general government final consumption expenditure, Algeria or Spain?
- Algeria, at 2.5% against 2.4% in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in general government final consumption expenditure between Algeria and Spain?
- 0.1%, with Algeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Spain?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
- How do Algeria and Spain rank globally for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Algeria ranks 81st and Spain ranks 84th of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as General government 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. 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.