Economic Outlook No 117 — Government final consumption expenditure, volume, growth by country
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What the numbers show
Economic Outlook No 117 — Government final consumption expenditure, volume, growth is currently reported for 46 countries. The highest value is 6.14 in Indonesia; the lowest is 0.0998 in France.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.37, and the mean is 1.6.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 61.
Over the past decade 22 countries rose and 24 fell. The largest increase was in Indonesia (up 4,451.4%), and the largest decrease in France (down 93.4%).
Economic Outlook No 117 — Government final consumption expenditure: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesia | 6.14 | 2026 | up 4,451.4% | volatile |
| 1 | Latvia | 4.18 | 2026 | up 66.6% | volatile |
| 1 | Croatia | 1.95 | 2026 | up 93.3% | volatile |
| 2 | India | 4.29 | 2026 | down 29.4% | volatile |
| 2 | Poland | 3.28 | 2026 | up 36.1% | volatile |
| 3 | Bulgaria | 3.92 | 2026 | up 78.9% | volatile |
| 3 | Slovenia | 2.79 | 2026 | up 19.0% | volatile |
| 4 | Ireland | 2.44 | 2026 | down 48.0% | volatile |
| 4 | Türkiye | 2.32 | 2026 | down 74.9% | volatile |
| 5 | Australia | 2.09 | 2026 | down 60.6% | volatile |
| 5 | Netherlands | 1.69 | 2026 | up 27.0% | volatile |
| 6 | Colombia | 2.02 | 2026 | up 10.5% | volatile |
| 6 | Estonia | 1.43 | 2026 | down 42.1% | volatile |
| 7 | Sweden | 1.96 | 2026 | down 35.9% | volatile |
| 8 | Luxembourg | 1.94 | 2026 | up 34.4% | volatile |
| 8 | Lithuania | 0.8024 | 2026 | up 474.2% | volatile |
| 9 | Canada | 1.88 | 2026 | up 5.5% | volatile |
| 10 | Iceland | 1.76 | 2026 | up 102.5% | volatile |
| 11 | Spain | 1.65 | 2026 | up 87.7% | volatile |
| 12 | Peru | 1.53 | 2026 | down 71.6% | volatile |
| 13 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1.5 | 2026 | up 107.1% | volatile |
| 14 | Germany | 1.46 | 2026 | down 63.6% | volatile |
| 15 | Brazil | 1.45 | 2026 | up 551.1% | volatile |
| 16 | Belgium | 1.41 | 2026 | up 1,516.5% | volatile |
| 17 | South Africa | 1.34 | 2026 | down 33.7% | volatile |
| 18 | Czechia | 1.33 | 2026 | down 45.5% | volatile |
| 19 | Chile | 1.3 | 2026 | down 82.8% | volatile |
| 20 | OECD | 1.19 | 2026 | down 45.9% | volatile |
| 21 | Switzerland | 1.15 | 2026 | up 285.5% | volatile |
| 22 | Costa Rica | 1.09 | 2026 | down 53.4% | volatile |
| 23 | Norway | 1.05 | 2026 | down 54.8% | volatile |
| 24 | Japan | 1.01 | 2026 | down 37.4% | volatile |
| 25 | Portugal | 0.9603 | 2026 | down 2.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Austria | 0.9574 | 2026 | down 34.3% | volatile |
| 27 | Hungary | 0.9008 | 2026 | up 30.5% | volatile |
| 28 | Israel | 0.8249 | 2026 | down 80.9% | volatile |
| 29 | Italy | 0.8024 | 2026 | down 36.5% | volatile |
| 29 | Greece | 0.8024 | 2026 | up 171.6% | volatile |
| 31 | United States of America | 0.7147 | 2026 | down 59.2% | volatile |
| 32 | Romania | 0.6515 | 2026 | up 109.7% | volatile |
| 33 | Argentina | 0.5936 | 2026 | up 213.2% | volatile |
| 34 | Denmark | 0.5515 | 2026 | up 844.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Mexico | 0.2628 | 2026 | down 86.0% | volatile |
| 36 | New Zealand | 0.2502 | 2026 | down 84.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Finland | 0.1 | 2026 | down 87.8% | volatile |
| 38 | France | 0.0998 | 2026 | down 93.4% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Korea 1.77
- Slovak Republic 1.61
- Euro area (17 countries) 1.09
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 (2025), OECD Economic Outlook No 117 (Edition 2025/1) EO117 Database documentation EO117 Last historical points gdp inflation cpi population unemployment real gdp gdp per capita employment OECD Economic Outlook website: https://www.oecd.org/economic-outlook/ Contact : eco.outlook@oecd.org Keywords : Outlook, forecasts, forecast, GDP