General government final consumption expenditure in OECD members
OECD members: General government final consumption expenditure was 2.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
General government final consumption expenditure in OECD members, 1971–2024
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 OECD members is 2.7%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 34.5% on the previous year and up 258.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in OECD members peaked at 4.7% in 1975 and was at its lowest, -0.4%, in 2011.
OECD members ranks 19th of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
General government final consumption expenditure in OECD members, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 3.1% | — |
| 1972 | 2.9% | -7.2% |
| 1973 | 2.7% | -6.4% |
| 1974 | 3.1% | +15.4% |
| 1975 | 4.7% | +51.5% |
| 1976 | 2.1% | -56.3% |
| 1977 | 2.1% | +4.5% |
| 1978 | 3.3% | +51.8% |
| 1979 | 2.3% | -28.4% |
| 1980 | 2.6% | +12.7% |
| 1981 | 2.8% | +5.0% |
| 1982 | 2.0% | -27.2% |
| 1983 | 2.4% | +21.9% |
| 1984 | 1.8% | -25.6% |
| 1985 | 3.2% | +75.9% |
| 1986 | 3.0% | -5.0% |
| 1987 | 2.4% | -22.1% |
| 1988 | 2.2% | -8.4% |
| 1989 | 2.2% | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 2.9% | +35.7% |
| 1991 | 2.7% | -8.9% |
| 1992 | 1.8% | -32.2% |
| 1993 | 1.0% | -43.9% |
| 1994 | 1.1% | +6.7% |
| 1995 | 1.1% | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 1.3% | +21.8% |
| 1997 | 1.5% | +19.2% |
| 1998 | 2.1% | +37.0% |
| 1999 | 2.8% | +33.8% |
| 2000 | 2.4% | -14.8% |
| 2001 | 2.9% | +19.5% |
| 2002 | 3.0% | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 2.0% | -31.5% |
| 2004 | 1.8% | -13.8% |
| 2005 | 1.4% | -18.2% |
| 2006 | 1.8% | +27.0% |
| 2007 | 2.0% | +8.4% |
| 2008 | 2.3% | +16.6% |
| 2009 | 3.2% | +40.5% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | -74.9% |
| 2011 | -0.4% | -155.1% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -141.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -80.5% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | +1995.1% |
| 2015 | 1.6% | +117.0% |
| 2016 | 2.1% | +29.1% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | -51.3% |
| 2018 | 1.7% | +60.9% |
| 2019 | 2.8% | +71.3% |
| 2020 | 1.7% | -38.7% |
| 2021 | 3.7% | +114.0% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | -77.6% |
| 2023 | 2.0% | +140.9% |
| 2024 | 2.7% | +34.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.9% | 2.1% | 4.7% | 9 |
| 1980s | 2.5% | 1.8% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.8% | 1.0% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.3% | 1.4% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | -0.4% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 0.8% | 3.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
More economy & growth data for OECD members
- Services, value added 69.8% (2021)
- Manufacturing, value added 7.62 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2024)
- Manufacturing, value added 12.4% (2022)
- Industry (including construction), value added 12.98 trillion current US$ (2022)
- Trade in services 14.9% (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added -0.8% (2024)
- Industry (including construction), value added 21.2% (2022)
- Services, value added 41.66 trillion current US$ (2021)
- GDP growth 1.8% (2025)
- GDP 57.86 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is general government final consumption expenditure in OECD members?
- General government final consumption expenditure in OECD members was 2.7% in 2024, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 4.7% in 1975.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.4% in 2011.
- How does OECD members rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- OECD members ranks 19th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 258.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this OECD members 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.