Libya vs Lower middle income: General government final consumption expenditure
General government final consumption expenditure over time
- Libya
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Libya currently reports 18.0% against 5.7% in Lower middle income, a difference of 12.3%.
That makes Libya's figure about 3.2 times Lower middle income's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Libya ahead.
Libya ranks 8th and Lower middle income ranks 6th of 174 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 1 and Lower middle income in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.7% | 4.9% | 4.2% | Lower middle income |
| 2020s | 6.2% | 2.8% | 3.4% | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher general government final consumption expenditure, Libya or Lower middle income?
- Libya, at 18.0% against 5.7% in Lower middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in general government final consumption expenditure between Libya and Lower middle income?
- 12.3%, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Lower middle income?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2025.
- How do Libya and Lower middle income rank globally for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Libya ranks 8th and Lower middle income ranks 6th 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.