Nepal vs North America: General government final consumption expenditure
General government final consumption expenditure over time
- Nepal
- North America
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 12.0% against 3.3% in North America, a difference of 8.7%.
That makes Nepal's figure about 3.6 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Nepal ahead.
Nepal ranks 15th and North America ranks 14th of 174 countries.
Nepal has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.2% | 2.2% | 4.0% | Nepal |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 0.3% | 5.3% | Nepal |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 1.9% | 0.1% | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher general government final consumption expenditure, Nepal or North America?
- Nepal, at 12.0% against 3.3% in North America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in general government final consumption expenditure between Nepal and North America?
- 8.7%, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and North America?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
- How do Nepal and North America rank globally for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Nepal ranks 15th and North America ranks 14th 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.