Economic Outlook No 116 — General government final consumption expenditure, nominal value, appropriation account by country
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What the numbers show
Economic Outlook No 116 — General government final consumption expenditure, nominal value, appropriation account is currently reported for 35 countries. The highest value is 276.30 trillion in Colombia; the lowest is 17.08 billion in Luxembourg.
The median across all reporting countries is 358.07 billion, and the mean is 12.65 trillion.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 16,175.
Economic Outlook No 116 — General government final consumption: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colombia | 276.30 trillion | 2026 | up 120.0% | volatile |
| 2 | Japan | 130.32 trillion | 2026 | up 21.8% | volatile |
| 2 | Poland | 889.83 billion | 2026 | up 167.6% | volatile |
| 3 | Hungary | 17.76 trillion | 2026 | up 145.9% | volatile |
| 3 | Netherlands | 308.16 billion | 2026 | up 74.6% | volatile |
| 3 | Croatia | 20.90 billion | 2026 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 4 | United States of America | 4.19 trillion | 2026 | up 58.1% | volatile |
| 4 | Lithuania | 15.83 billion | 2026 | up 140.4% | volatile |
| 5 | Sweden | 1.78 trillion | 2026 | up 52.6% | volatile |
| 5 | Slovenia | 15.02 billion | 2026 | up 95.3% | rising |
| 6 | Czechia | 1.72 trillion | 2026 | up 88.1% | rising |
| 6 | Latvia | 9.31 billion | 2026 | up 110.9% | volatile |
| 7 | Norway | 1.28 trillion | 2026 | up 70.1% | volatile |
| 7 | Estonia | 8.83 billion | 2026 | up 105.7% | volatile |
| 8 | Iceland | 1.26 trillion | 2026 | up 118.4% | volatile |
| 9 | Germany | 997.23 billion | 2026 | up 57.3% | rising |
| 10 | Denmark | 738.63 billion | 2026 | up 40.5% | volatile |
| 11 | France | 733.66 billion | 2026 | up 36.3% | volatile |
| 12 | Canada | 703.66 billion | 2026 | up 65.0% | volatile |
| 13 | Australia | 675.16 billion | 2026 | up 97.9% | volatile |
| 14 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 647.77 billion | 2026 | up 69.2% | volatile |
| 15 | Israel | 532.85 billion | 2026 | up 96.7% | rising |
| 16 | Italy | 432.51 billion | 2026 | up 32.6% | volatile |
| 17 | Romania | 358.07 billion | 2026 | up 211.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Spain | 339.17 billion | 2026 | up 60.1% | volatile |
| 19 | Belgium | 161.74 billion | 2026 | up 61.9% | volatile |
| 20 | Austria | 111.64 billion | 2026 | up 57.1% | volatile |
| 21 | New Zealand | 100.17 billion | 2026 | up 103.5% | volatile |
| 22 | Switzerland | 98.29 billion | 2026 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 23 | Finland | 76.75 billion | 2026 | up 48.9% | volatile |
| 24 | Ireland | 72.44 billion | 2026 | up 109.2% | volatile |
| 25 | Portugal | 51.92 billion | 2026 | up 58.4% | volatile |
| 26 | Greece | 46.65 billion | 2026 | up 28.9% | rising |
| 27 | Bulgaria | 44.18 billion | 2026 | up 197.2% | volatile |
| 28 | Luxembourg | 17.08 billion | 2026 | up 93.9% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Korea 468.90 trillion
- Euro area (17 countries) 3.43 trillion
- Slovak Republic 29.87 billion
About this data
The OECD Economic Outlook presents the OECD’s analysis of the major global economic trends and prospects for the next two years. The Outlook puts forward a consistent set of projections for output, employment, government spending, prices and current balances based on a review of each member country and of the induced effect on each of them on international developments. OECD (2024), OECD Economic Outlook No 116 (Edition 2024/2) EO116 Database documentation EO116 Last historical points OECD Economic Outlook website: https://www.oecd.org/economic-outlook/ Contact: eco.outlook@oecd.org