Somalia vs World: General government final consumption expenditure
General government final consumption expenditure over time
- Somalia
- World
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 11.0% against 2.8% in World, a difference of 8.2%.
That makes Somalia's figure about 3.9 times World's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1971 it was World ahead.
Somalia ranks 19th and World ranks 16th of 174 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 31.5% | 3.3% | 28.3% | Somalia |
| 1980s | 3.8% | 2.5% | 1.3% | Somalia |
| 2010s | 12.5% | 1.7% | 10.7% | Somalia |
| 2020s | 10.9% | 2.3% | 8.6% | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher general government final consumption expenditure, Somalia or World?
- Somalia, at 11.0% against 2.8% in World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in general government final consumption expenditure between Somalia and World?
- 8.2%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and World?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Somalia and World rank globally for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Somalia ranks 19th and World ranks 16th 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.