General government final consumption expenditure in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): General government final consumption expenditure was 1.8% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
General government final consumption expenditure in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 1991–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
The most recent figure for general government final consumption expenditure in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) is 1.8%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 851.4% on the previous year and up 303.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 7.6% in 2006 and was at its lowest, -5.8%, in 1994.
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 28th of 33 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 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 3.5% | — |
| 1992 | 0.3% | -90.6% |
| 1993 | -2.2% | -758.6% |
| 1994 | -5.8% | +166.0% |
| 1995 | -0.4% | -93.4% |
| 1996 | -0.5% | +23.2% |
| 1997 | 3.0% | -749.9% |
| 1998 | 5.0% | +64.8% |
| 1999 | 2.4% | -52.3% |
| 2000 | 4.8% | +100.7% |
| 2001 | 4.4% | -7.5% |
| 2002 | 2.0% | -54.3% |
| 2003 | 2.2% | +8.0% |
| 2004 | 5.2% | +138.6% |
| 2005 | 3.6% | -30.9% |
| 2006 | 7.6% | +109.3% |
| 2007 | 6.6% | -13.0% |
| 2008 | 3.2% | -50.8% |
| 2009 | 5.3% | +62.9% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | -82.9% |
| 2011 | 3.6% | +305.4% |
| 2012 | 5.6% | +52.4% |
| 2013 | 4.8% | -13.5% |
| 2014 | 4.2% | -12.2% |
| 2015 | -0.9% | -120.7% |
| 2016 | 6.4% | -830.0% |
| 2017 | 3.7% | -41.7% |
| 2018 | 4.0% | +8.7% |
| 2019 | 3.9% | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 3.3% | -13.4% |
| 2021 | 3.0% | -11.7% |
| 2022 | 5.6% | +89.4% |
| 2023 | 3.0% | -46.2% |
| 2024 | -0.2% | -107.8% |
| 2025 | 1.8% | -851.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where General government final consumption expenditure in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | +851.4% | -0.2% | 1.8% |
| 2016 | +830.0% | -0.9% | 6.4% |
| 1997 | +749.9% | -0.5% | 3.0% |
| 1993 | -758.6% | 0.3% | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6% | -5.8% | 5.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 4.5% | 2.0% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.6% | -0.9% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.7% | -0.2% | 5.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- 25 Gabon 9.7% compare
- 26 Haiti 9.4% compare
- 27 Cape Verde 9.2% compare
- 28 Philippines 8.4% compare
- 29 Kenya 8.0% compare
- 30 Kosovo 7.4% compare
- 30 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 7.4% compare
More economy & growth data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0062 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 1.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 1,786 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1606 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 15.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 68.56 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 20.44 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 5.18 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7534 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
All data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is general government final consumption expenditure in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- General government final consumption expenditure in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 1.8% 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 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 7.6% in 2006.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.8% in 1994.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 28th out of 33 groups with data for 2025.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 303.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 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.