Bhutan vs OECD members: General government final consumption expenditure
General government final consumption expenditure over time
- Bhutan
- OECD members
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 10.5% against 2.7% in OECD members, a difference of 7.8%.
That makes Bhutan's figure about 3.9 times OECD members's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1991 it was OECD members ahead.
Bhutan ranks 21st and OECD members ranks 19th of 174 countries.
Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.5% | 1.7% | 9.8% | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 7.5% | 2.3% | 5.2% | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 1.1% | 2.5% | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 4.1% | 2.2% | 1.9% | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher general government final consumption expenditure, Bhutan or OECD members?
- Bhutan, at 10.5% against 2.7% in OECD members as of 2024.
- What is the difference in general government final consumption expenditure between Bhutan and OECD members?
- 7.8%, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and OECD members?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
- How do Bhutan and OECD members rank globally for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Bhutan ranks 21st and OECD members ranks 19th 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.