General government final consumption expenditure in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): General government final consumption expenditure was 1.9% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
General government final consumption expenditure in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 1991–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
In 2025, general government final consumption expenditure in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 1.9%.
The figure is down 24.0% on the previous year and up 218.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 4.0% in 2006 and was at its lowest, -8.9%, in 1992.
That places Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 27th out of 33 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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 (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -8.5% | — |
| 1992 | -8.9% | +4.8% |
| 1993 | -5.1% | -42.6% |
| 1994 | -3.4% | -32.7% |
| 1995 | -0.8% | -77.2% |
| 1996 | -1.2% | +51.2% |
| 1997 | 0.6% | -150.9% |
| 1998 | 1.5% | +141.4% |
| 1999 | 3.8% | +160.6% |
| 2000 | 3.1% | -19.3% |
| 2001 | 0.9% | -70.4% |
| 2002 | 2.2% | +147.7% |
| 2003 | 1.7% | -24.4% |
| 2004 | 3.1% | +82.7% |
| 2005 | 2.7% | -14.4% |
| 2006 | 4.0% | +48.8% |
| 2007 | 3.9% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 3.4% | -12.0% |
| 2009 | 1.6% | -54.5% |
| 2010 | -0.1% | -106.1% |
| 2011 | 1.5% | -1654.9% |
| 2012 | 3.0% | +107.3% |
| 2013 | 1.9% | -38.2% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | -39.2% |
| 2015 | -1.6% | -237.9% |
| 2016 | 3.2% | -304.3% |
| 2017 | 3.1% | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 2.7% | -11.6% |
| 2019 | 3.8% | +40.5% |
| 2020 | 2.9% | -23.5% |
| 2021 | 3.2% | +7.8% |
| 2022 | 3.0% | -6.6% |
| 2023 | 3.7% | +26.7% |
| 2024 | 2.4% | -34.6% |
| 2025 | 1.9% | -24.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where General government final consumption expenditure in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +1654.9% | -0.1% | 1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -2.4% | -8.9% | 3.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.6% | 0.9% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | -1.6% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 1.9% | 3.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 24 Seychelles 9.8% compare
- 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 17.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 8,599 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.562 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 17.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 1,688 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1103 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 1.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 2,789 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1823 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is general government final consumption expenditure in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- General government final consumption expenditure in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 1.9% 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.0% in 2006.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was -8.9% in 1992.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 27th out of 33 groups with data for 2025.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 218.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 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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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.