Libya vs Post-demographic dividend: General government final consumption expenditure
General government final consumption expenditure over time
- Libya
- Post-demographic dividend
How they compare
Libya currently reports 32.3% against 17.5% in Post-demographic dividend, a difference of 14.8%.
That makes Libya's figure about 1.8 times Post-demographic dividend's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Libya ahead.
Libya ranks 10th and Post-demographic dividend ranks 9th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 3 and Post-demographic dividend in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Post-demographic dividend | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.0% | 16.9% | 7.1% | Libya |
| 2000s | 14.4% | 17.5% | 3.1% | Post-demographic dividend |
| 2010s | 37.8% | 17.9% | 19.9% | Libya |
| 2020s | 36.9% | 17.9% | 19.0% | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher general government final consumption expenditure, Libya or Post-demographic dividend?
- Libya, at 32.3% against 17.5% in Post-demographic dividend as of 2025.
- What is the difference in general government final consumption expenditure between Libya and Post-demographic dividend?
- 14.8%, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Post-demographic dividend?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Libya and Post-demographic dividend rank globally for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Libya ranks 10th and Post-demographic dividend ranks 9th 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.