General government final consumption expenditure in Arab World
Arab World: General government final consumption expenditure was -0.5% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
General government final consumption expenditure in Arab World, 2001–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
In 2025, general government final consumption expenditure in Arab World stood at -0.5%.
The figure is down 111.7% on the previous year and up 76.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in Arab World peaked at 14.5% in 2011 and was at its lowest, -8.1%, in 2016.
Arab World ranks 31st of 31 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
General government final consumption expenditure in Arab World, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2.3% | — |
| 2002 | 1.7% | -26.5% |
| 2003 | 3.3% | +92.1% |
| 2004 | 4.8% | +47.3% |
| 2005 | 6.2% | +30.0% |
| 2006 | 6.7% | +7.8% |
| 2007 | 2.7% | -59.6% |
| 2008 | 4.9% | +81.0% |
| 2009 | 7.1% | +43.9% |
| 2010 | 3.5% | -50.6% |
| 2011 | 14.5% | +314.5% |
| 2012 | 6.2% | -57.5% |
| 2013 | 8.9% | +45.2% |
| 2014 | 6.5% | -27.2% |
| 2015 | -2.1% | -131.5% |
| 2016 | -8.1% | +295.0% |
| 2017 | 1.8% | -122.4% |
| 2018 | 5.8% | +217.1% |
| 2019 | 3.4% | -40.2% |
| 2020 | -0.3% | -108.2% |
| 2021 | 3.1% | -1197.9% |
| 2022 | 4.5% | +44.5% |
| 2023 | 4.1% | -9.2% |
| 2024 | 4.2% | +3.1% |
| 2025 | -0.5% | -111.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.4% | 1.7% | 7.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 4.0% | -8.1% | 14.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.5% | -0.5% | 4.5% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is general government final consumption expenditure in Arab World?
- General government final consumption expenditure in Arab World was -0.5% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 14.5% in 2011.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was -8.1% in 2016.
- How does Arab World rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Arab World ranks 31st out of 31 groups with data for 2025.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 76.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Arab World data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of General government final consumption expenditure (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.