Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Pakistan: General government final consumption expenditure
General government final consumption expenditure over time
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Pakistan
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 10.1% against 2.1% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 8.0%.
That makes Pakistan's figure about 4.8 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 37 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 24th and Pakistan ranks 22nd of 33 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) averaged higher in 3 and Pakistan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.7% | 6.7% | 0.9% | Pakistan |
| 1970s | 7.1% | 5.7% | 1.4% | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 2.5% | 10.6% | 8.0% | Pakistan |
| 1990s | 3.7% | -0.0% | 3.7% | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 2.6% | 7.8% | 5.2% | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 2.8% | 1.0% | Pakistan |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 1.1% | 0.6% | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher general government final consumption expenditure, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Pakistan?
- Pakistan, at 10.1% against 2.1% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in general government final consumption expenditure between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Pakistan?
- 8.0%, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Pakistan?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Pakistan rank globally for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 24th and Pakistan ranks 22nd 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.