Australia vs Tonga: General government final consumption expenditure
General government final consumption expenditure over time
- Australia
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 23.5% against 23.1% in Australia, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 33rd and Tonga ranks 30th of 187 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Tonga in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.4% | 15.4% | 2.0% | Australia |
| 1980s | 18.4% | 15.8% | 2.6% | Australia |
| 1990s | 18.6% | 18.1% | 0.5% | Australia |
| 2000s | 18.3% | 18.4% | 0.1% | Tonga |
| 2010s | 19.3% | 19.8% | 0.6% | Tonga |
| 2020s | 21.9% | 25.4% | 3.5% | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher general government final consumption expenditure, Australia or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 23.5% against 23.1% in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in general government final consumption expenditure between Australia and Tonga?
- 0.4%, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Tonga?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Tonga rank globally for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Australia ranks 33rd and Tonga ranks 30th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). 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 is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.