General government final consumption expenditure in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: General government final consumption expenditure was 0.5% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
General government final consumption expenditure in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 2001–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan recorded 0.5% for general government final consumption expenditure in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 89.5% on the previous year and up 216.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 10.1% in 2011 and was at its lowest, -4.6%, in 2016.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 32nd 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.9% | — |
| 2002 | 2.8% | +44.8% |
| 2003 | 2.6% | -5.8% |
| 2004 | 5.0% | +91.4% |
| 2005 | 5.0% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 7.1% | +42.4% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | -89.4% |
| 2008 | 3.9% | +418.3% |
| 2009 | 5.9% | +50.8% |
| 2010 | 2.1% | -64.6% |
| 2011 | 10.1% | +386.0% |
| 2012 | 5.3% | -47.3% |
| 2013 | 7.6% | +43.1% |
| 2014 | 5.2% | -31.3% |
| 2015 | -0.4% | -107.6% |
| 2016 | -4.6% | +1040.1% |
| 2017 | 1.9% | -141.7% |
| 2018 | 4.7% | +148.7% |
| 2019 | 2.2% | -52.8% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | -75.5% |
| 2021 | 3.9% | +604.1% |
| 2022 | 3.1% | -19.3% |
| 2023 | 3.8% | +21.5% |
| 2024 | 4.4% | +17.5% |
| 2025 | 0.5% | -89.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where General government final consumption expenditure in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | -1040.1% | -0.4% | -4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.9% | 0.7% | 7.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 3.4% | -4.6% | 10.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 0.5% | 4.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
More economy & growth data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 100.54 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 1,005 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.162 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.4665 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 1,080 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1741 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0097 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 59.93 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 83.25 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is general government final consumption expenditure in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- General government final consumption expenditure in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 10.1% in 2011.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.6% in 2016.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 32nd out of 33 groups with data for 2025.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 216.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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.