Australia vs Latin America & Caribbean: General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$)
General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) over time
- Australia
- Latin America & Caribbean
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.2329 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1354 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 0.0975 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.7 times Latin America & Caribbean's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 16th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 19th of 168 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Latin America & Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.61 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.18 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.435 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Australia |
| 1970s | 0.9135 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.7614 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1521 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Australia |
| 1980s | 0.5257 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3954 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1303 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Australia |
| 1990s | 0.399 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2947 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1043 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Australia |
| 2000s | 0.3299 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2272 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1027 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.1918 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.15 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0418 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.2305 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1551 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0754 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher general government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 us$), Australia or Latin America & Caribbean?
- Australia, at 0.2329 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1354 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2025.
- What is the difference in general government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 us$) between Australia and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 0.0975 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for general government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 us$)?
- Australia ranks 16th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 19th of 168 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.