Bhutan vs High income: General government final consumption expenditure
General government final consumption expenditure over time
- Bhutan
- High income
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 10.5% against 2.8% in High income, a difference of 7.7%.
That makes Bhutan's figure about 3.8 times High income's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1991 it was High income ahead.
Bhutan ranks 21st and High income ranks 18th of 174 countries.
Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | High income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.5% | 1.4% | 10.1% | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 7.5% | 2.3% | 5.2% | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 1.1% | 2.5% | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 4.1% | 2.3% | 1.8% | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher general government final consumption expenditure, Bhutan or High income?
- Bhutan, at 10.5% against 2.8% in High income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in general government final consumption expenditure between Bhutan and High income?
- 7.7%, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and High income?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
- How do Bhutan and High income rank globally for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Bhutan ranks 21st and High income ranks 18th 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.