Equatorial Guinea vs World: General government final consumption expenditure
General government final consumption expenditure over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- World
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 13.4% against 2.8% in World, a difference of 10.6%.
That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 4.8 times World's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 14th and World ranks 16th of 174 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 2 and World in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.4% | 2.7% | 17.7% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2010s | 6.3% | 1.4% | 4.8% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 2.3% | 0.4% | World |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher general government final consumption expenditure, Equatorial Guinea or World?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 13.4% against 2.8% in World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in general government final consumption expenditure between Equatorial Guinea and World?
- 10.6%, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and World?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2024.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and World rank globally for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 14th and World ranks 16th 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.