Faroe Islands vs Sub-Saharan Africa: General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per

Faroe Islands
0.2786 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.1696 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Faroe Islands rank
14th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
14th

General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per over time

  • Faroe Islands
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
0.10.150.20.250.30.35196519952025

How they compare

Faroe Islands currently reports 0.2786 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1696 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.109 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Faroe Islands's figure about 1.6 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 27 years both countries report, Faroe Islands has been ahead every year.

Faroe Islands ranks 14th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 14th of 187 countries.

Faroe Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Faroe Islands Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 0.2553 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.16 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0954 current US$ per US$ of GDP Faroe Islands
2000s 0.2872 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1627 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1245 current US$ per US$ of GDP Faroe Islands
2010s 0.296 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1573 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1387 current US$ per US$ of GDP Faroe Islands
2020s 0.2796 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1537 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1259 current US$ per US$ of GDP Faroe Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per, Faroe Islands or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Faroe Islands, at 0.2786 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1696 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per between Faroe Islands and Sub-Saharan Africa?
0.109 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Faroe Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Sub-Saharan Africa?
27 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
How do Faroe Islands and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per?
Faroe Islands ranks 14th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 14th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
230 places, 11,054 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

General government final consumption expenditure (current 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.