Euro area vs Philippines: General government final consumption expenditure
General government final consumption expenditure over time
- Euro area
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 8.4% against 1.5% in Euro area, a difference of 6.9%.
That makes Philippines's figure about 5.4 times Euro area's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Philippines ahead.
Euro area ranks 31st and Philippines ranks 28th of 33 groups.
Across the 6 decades both report, Euro area averaged higher in 1 and Philippines in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Euro area | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.5% | 7.4% | 2.8% | Philippines |
| 1980s | 2.3% | 1.2% | 1.2% | Euro area |
| 1990s | 1.9% | 2.3% | 0.4% | Philippines |
| 2000s | 2.1% | 3.4% | 1.3% | Philippines |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 7.6% | 6.7% | Philippines |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 6.5% | 4.5% | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher general government final consumption expenditure, Euro area or Philippines?
- Philippines, at 8.4% against 1.5% in Euro area as of 2025.
- What is the difference in general government final consumption expenditure between Euro area and Philippines?
- 6.9%, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Philippines?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
- How do Euro area and Philippines rank globally for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Euro area ranks 31st and Philippines ranks 28th of 33 groups.
- 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.