Bahamas vs Switzerland: General government final consumption expenditure
General government final consumption expenditure over time
- Bahamas
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 1.0% against 0.9% in Bahamas, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Bahamas's.
The two have swapped places 22 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Switzerland ahead.
Bahamas ranks 125th and Switzerland ranks 124th of 174 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 3 and Switzerland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.2% | 1.7% | 5.5% | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 1.1% | 0.4% | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 0.2% | Bahamas |
| 2020s | 5.7% | 1.7% | 3.9% | Bahamas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher general government final consumption expenditure, Bahamas or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 1.0% against 0.9% in Bahamas as of 2025.
- What is the difference in general government final consumption expenditure between Bahamas and Switzerland?
- 0.1%, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Switzerland?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Bahamas and Switzerland rank globally for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Bahamas ranks 125th and Switzerland ranks 124th 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.