El Salvador vs Thailand: General government final consumption expenditure
General government final consumption expenditure over time
- El Salvador
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 16.7% against 16.4% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Thailand ahead.
El Salvador ranks 94th and Thailand ranks 92nd of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 4 and Thailand in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.3% | 9.3% | 0.0% | Thailand |
| 1970s | 11.3% | 10.8% | 0.5% | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 14.6% | 12.1% | 2.4% | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 10.4% | 11.2% | 0.8% | Thailand |
| 2000s | 14.2% | 13.8% | 0.4% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 16.1% | 16.4% | 0.4% | Thailand |
| 2020s | 18.4% | 17.3% | 1.1% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher general government final consumption expenditure, El Salvador or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 16.7% against 16.4% in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in general government final consumption expenditure between El Salvador and Thailand?
- 0.3%, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Thailand?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Thailand rank globally for general government final consumption expenditure?
- El Salvador ranks 94th and Thailand ranks 92nd 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.