General government final consumption expenditure in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): General government final consumption expenditure was 6.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
General government final consumption expenditure in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1994–2025
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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) is 6.6%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 24.5% on the previous year and up 65.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 13.7% in 2011 and was at its lowest, -33.1%, in 1994.
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 1st of 33 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
General government final consumption expenditure in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | -33.1% | — |
| 1995 | 1.6% | -104.8% |
| 1996 | -5.8% | -463.6% |
| 1997 | 10.0% | -273.4% |
| 1998 | -1.9% | -119.2% |
| 1999 | -1.3% | -30.6% |
| 2000 | 2.5% | -284.5% |
| 2001 | 4.4% | +79.3% |
| 2002 | 11.5% | +159.5% |
| 2003 | 5.8% | -49.1% |
| 2004 | 6.9% | +18.7% |
| 2005 | 7.8% | +12.3% |
| 2006 | 6.4% | -18.0% |
| 2007 | 6.4% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 3.0% | -52.1% |
| 2009 | 3.2% | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 5.3% | +62.6% |
| 2011 | 13.7% | +160.3% |
| 2012 | 2.4% | -82.5% |
| 2013 | 3.7% | +52.8% |
| 2014 | 6.0% | +63.8% |
| 2015 | 4.0% | -33.5% |
| 2016 | 4.9% | +22.0% |
| 2017 | 2.7% | -44.7% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | -53.3% |
| 2019 | 4.1% | +224.4% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | -87.7% |
| 2021 | 5.7% | +1030.6% |
| 2022 | 1.7% | -69.8% |
| 2023 | 3.1% | +80.5% |
| 2024 | 5.3% | +72.3% |
| 2025 | 6.6% | +24.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -5.1% | -33.1% | 10.0% | 6 |
| 2000s | 5.8% | 2.5% | 11.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.8% | 1.3% | 13.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.8% | 0.5% | 6.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
More economy & growth data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Services, value added 552.33 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 106.03 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 572.27 current US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 364.70 billion current US$ (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 286.56 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 7.8% (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 28.4% (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 5.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9244 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth 11.68 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is general government final consumption expenditure in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- General government final consumption expenditure in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 6.6% 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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 13.7% in 2011.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was -33.1% in 1994.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 1st out of 33 groups with data for 2025.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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.