Pakistan vs Somalia: General government final consumption expenditure
General government final consumption expenditure over time
- Pakistan
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 11.0% against 10.1% in Pakistan, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Pakistan's.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Somalia ahead.
Pakistan ranks 22nd and Somalia ranks 19th of 174 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Pakistan averaged higher in 2 and Somalia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Pakistan | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.7% | 3.4% | 3.2% | Pakistan |
| 1970s | 5.7% | 29.1% | 23.4% | Somalia |
| 1980s | 10.6% | 3.8% | 6.8% | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 12.5% | 8.4% | Somalia |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 10.9% | 9.8% | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher general government final consumption expenditure, Pakistan or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 11.0% against 10.1% in Pakistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in general government final consumption expenditure between Pakistan and Somalia?
- 0.9%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Somalia?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Pakistan and Somalia rank globally for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Pakistan ranks 22nd and Somalia ranks 19th 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.