High income vs Somalia: General government final consumption expenditure
General government final consumption expenditure over time
- High income
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 11.0% against 2.8% in High income, a difference of 8.2%.
That makes Somalia's figure about 4.0 times High income's.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1971 it was High income ahead.
High income ranks 18th and Somalia ranks 19th of 33 groups.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | High income | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.9% | 31.5% | 28.7% | Somalia |
| 1980s | 2.5% | 3.8% | 1.3% | Somalia |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 12.5% | 10.9% | Somalia |
| 2020s | 2.3% | 10.9% | 8.6% | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher general government final consumption expenditure, High income or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 11.0% against 2.8% in High income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in general government final consumption expenditure between High income and Somalia?
- 8.2%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Somalia?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do High income and Somalia rank globally for general government final consumption expenditure?
- High income ranks 18th and Somalia ranks 19th 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.