Lebanon vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): General government final consumption expenditure

Lebanon
16.6%
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
3.8%
in 2025
Lebanon rank
9th
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
9th

General government final consumption expenditure over time

  • Lebanon
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
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How they compare

Lebanon currently reports 16.6% against 3.8% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 12.8%.

That makes Lebanon's figure about 4.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Lebanon ahead.

Lebanon ranks 9th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 9th of 174 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Lebanon averaged higher in 2 and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lebanon Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1990s 15.4% -0.7% 16.1% Lebanon
2000s 4.1% 4.7% 0.6% Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 6.9% 3.1% 3.8% Lebanon
2020s -19.3% 2.6% 21.9% Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher general government final consumption expenditure, Lebanon or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Lebanon, at 16.6% against 3.8% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2024.
What is the difference in general government final consumption expenditure between Lebanon and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
12.8%, with Lebanon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
34 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
How do Lebanon and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for general government final consumption expenditure?
Lebanon ranks 9th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 9th 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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Indicator
General government final consumption expenditure (annual % growth)
Unit
annual % growth
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
207 places, 8,683 data points, 1961–2025
Last refreshed

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.