Gabon vs Latin America & Caribbean: General government final consumption expenditure
General government final consumption expenditure over time
- Gabon
- Latin America & Caribbean
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 9.7% against 2.1% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 7.6%.
That makes Gabon's figure about 4.5 times Latin America & Caribbean's.
The two have swapped places 30 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Gabon ahead.
Gabon ranks 25th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 23rd of 174 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 5 and Latin America & Caribbean in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Latin America & Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.4% | 5.7% | 4.7% | Gabon |
| 1970s | 10.2% | 6.9% | 3.3% | Gabon |
| 1980s | 4.8% | 2.4% | 2.4% | Gabon |
| 1990s | 3.3% | 3.6% | 0.3% | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 2000s | 4.6% | 2.6% | 1.9% | Gabon |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 1.9% | 0.8% | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 1.8% | 0.3% | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher general government final consumption expenditure, Gabon or Latin America & Caribbean?
- Gabon, at 9.7% against 2.1% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2025.
- What is the difference in general government final consumption expenditure between Gabon and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 7.6%, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Gabon and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Gabon ranks 25th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 23rd 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.