Croatia vs Upper middle income: General government final consumption expenditure
General government final consumption expenditure over time
- Croatia
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Croatia currently reports 24.3% against 15.9% in Upper middle income, a difference of 8.4%.
That makes Croatia's figure about 1.5 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 30 years both countries report, Croatia has been ahead every year.
Croatia ranks 26th and Upper middle income ranks 23rd of 187 countries.
Croatia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Croatia | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.4% | 14.1% | 10.3% | Croatia |
| 2000s | 20.8% | 14.2% | 6.6% | Croatia |
| 2010s | 22.3% | 15.6% | 6.7% | Croatia |
| 2020s | 22.7% | 16.1% | 6.6% | Croatia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher general government final consumption expenditure, Croatia or Upper middle income?
- Croatia, at 24.3% against 15.9% in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in general government final consumption expenditure between Croatia and Upper middle income?
- 8.4%, with Croatia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Upper middle income?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
- How do Croatia and Upper middle income rank globally for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Croatia ranks 26th and Upper middle income ranks 23rd 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.