General government final consumption expenditure in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: General government final consumption expenditure was 5.7% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
General government final consumption expenditure in Lower middle income, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
In 2025, general government final consumption expenditure in Lower middle income stood at 5.7%.
That represents a change of up 36.2% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in Lower middle income peaked at 17.3% in 1963 and was at its lowest, -0.7%, in 1974.
Lower middle income ranks 6th of 33 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
General government final consumption expenditure in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6.1% | — |
| 1962 | 11.2% | +83.5% |
| 1963 | 17.3% | +54.0% |
| 1964 | 9.0% | -48.0% |
| 1965 | 4.7% | -48.0% |
| 1966 | 5.6% | +19.1% |
| 1967 | 1.3% | -76.3% |
| 1968 | 6.4% | +383.0% |
| 1969 | 7.5% | +16.7% |
| 1970 | 8.0% | +7.4% |
| 1971 | 8.8% | +10.4% |
| 1972 | 5.4% | -39.2% |
| 1973 | 2.0% | -62.8% |
| 1974 | -0.7% | -133.8% |
| 1975 | 16.2% | -2498.3% |
| 1976 | 14.1% | -13.1% |
| 1977 | 3.4% | -75.7% |
| 1978 | 3.9% | +14.8% |
| 1979 | 5.0% | +28.6% |
| 1980 | 2.7% | -45.9% |
| 1981 | 4.3% | +57.0% |
| 1982 | 5.0% | +17.2% |
| 1983 | 3.4% | -31.4% |
| 1984 | 5.5% | +59.8% |
| 1985 | 7.6% | +37.3% |
| 1986 | 7.5% | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 6.2% | -16.8% |
| 1988 | 3.3% | -46.2% |
| 1989 | 4.7% | +41.0% |
| 1990 | 1.9% | -58.7% |
| 1991 | 1.0% | -48.6% |
| 1992 | 1.5% | +48.8% |
| 1993 | 6.0% | +303.0% |
| 1994 | 0.6% | -90.7% |
| 1995 | 4.9% | +783.1% |
| 1996 | 3.3% | -32.1% |
| 1997 | 6.8% | +103.9% |
| 1998 | 8.4% | +22.6% |
| 1999 | 7.1% | -15.5% |
| 2000 | 2.6% | -63.8% |
| 2001 | 2.5% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 2.5% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 3.3% | +32.5% |
| 2004 | 4.7% | +43.1% |
| 2005 | 6.3% | +32.5% |
| 2006 | 6.6% | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 6.4% | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 8.3% | +29.2% |
| 2009 | 10.4% | +26.2% |
| 2010 | 4.3% | -58.5% |
| 2011 | 6.8% | +56.1% |
| 2012 | 3.2% | -52.2% |
| 2013 | 2.1% | -34.2% |
| 2014 | 5.0% | +135.6% |
| 2015 | 5.8% | +16.3% |
| 2016 | 5.0% | -14.6% |
| 2017 | 7.5% | +50.1% |
| 2018 | 5.1% | -32.0% |
| 2019 | 3.4% | -32.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -98.1% |
| 2021 | 2.3% | +3376.0% |
| 2022 | 4.1% | +79.5% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | -91.8% |
| 2024 | 4.2% | +1137.7% |
| 2025 | 5.7% | +36.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.7% | 1.3% | 17.3% | 9 |
| 1970s | 6.6% | -0.7% | 16.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.0% | 2.7% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.1% | 0.6% | 8.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.4% | 2.5% | 10.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.8% | 2.1% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.8% | 0.1% | 5.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
More economy & growth data for Lower middle income
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 5.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation 31.1% (2025)
- Imports of goods and services 1.92 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Imports of goods and services 1.75 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Imports of goods and services 8.1% (2025)
- Imports of goods and services 26.3% (2025)
- External balance on goods and services -3.1% (2025)
- Trade 46.6% (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 2.29 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 1.40 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is general government final consumption expenditure in Lower middle income?
- General government final consumption expenditure in Lower middle income was 5.7% 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 Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 17.3% in 1963.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.7% in 1974.
- How does Lower middle income rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Lower middle income ranks 6th out of 33 groups with data for 2025.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lower middle 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.