El Salvador vs Romania: General government final consumption expenditure
General government final consumption expenditure over time
- El Salvador
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports -2.6% against -3.4% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 162nd and Romania ranks 160th of 174 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and Romania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.0% | 0.9% | 3.1% | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 2.9% | -1.1% | 4.0% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 2.2% | 0.1% | Romania |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 0.6% | 1.9% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher general government final consumption expenditure, El Salvador or Romania?
- Romania, at -2.6% against -3.4% in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in general government final consumption expenditure between El Salvador and Romania?
- 0.8%, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Romania?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Romania rank globally for general government final consumption expenditure?
- El Salvador ranks 162nd and Romania ranks 160th 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.