General government final consumption expenditure in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: General government final consumption expenditure was 2.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
General government final consumption expenditure in Post-demographic dividend, 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 Post-demographic dividend is 2.6%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 39.9% on the previous year and up 367.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 4.6% in 1975 and was at its lowest, -0.6%, in 2011.
Post-demographic dividend ranks 20th of 33 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 Post-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 3.0% | — |
| 1972 | 2.8% | -5.7% |
| 1973 | 2.3% | -17.6% |
| 1974 | 3.0% | +31.1% |
| 1975 | 4.6% | +52.1% |
| 1976 | 2.1% | -54.1% |
| 1977 | 2.3% | +10.4% |
| 1978 | 3.1% | +33.6% |
| 1979 | 2.3% | -27.5% |
| 1980 | 2.5% | +9.6% |
| 1981 | 2.7% | +10.4% |
| 1982 | 2.1% | -21.8% |
| 1983 | 2.6% | +20.6% |
| 1984 | 1.7% | -32.6% |
| 1985 | 3.3% | +89.7% |
| 1986 | 3.2% | -3.3% |
| 1987 | 2.4% | -26.0% |
| 1988 | 2.3% | -3.0% |
| 1989 | 2.3% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 2.9% | +25.5% |
| 1991 | 2.6% | -11.2% |
| 1992 | 1.7% | -33.6% |
| 1993 | 0.9% | -46.4% |
| 1994 | 1.0% | +10.3% |
| 1995 | 1.0% | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 1.2% | +16.6% |
| 1997 | 1.4% | +21.7% |
| 1998 | 2.0% | +41.4% |
| 1999 | 2.8% | +38.1% |
| 2000 | 2.3% | -15.1% |
| 2001 | 3.0% | +26.7% |
| 2002 | 3.0% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 2.1% | -28.9% |
| 2004 | 1.7% | -17.6% |
| 2005 | 1.4% | -22.5% |
| 2006 | 1.7% | +22.6% |
| 2007 | 1.9% | +13.8% |
| 2008 | 2.2% | +19.3% |
| 2009 | 3.2% | +40.4% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | -73.8% |
| 2011 | -0.6% | -175.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -107.1% |
| 2013 | -0.1% | -401.7% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | -506.6% |
| 2015 | 1.7% | +203.0% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | +17.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | -52.4% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | +55.6% |
| 2019 | 2.8% | +94.9% |
| 2020 | 1.7% | -37.5% |
| 2021 | 3.7% | +111.0% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | -78.5% |
| 2023 | 1.8% | +130.6% |
| 2024 | 2.6% | +39.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.8% | 2.1% | 4.6% | 9 |
| 1980s | 2.5% | 1.7% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.7% | 0.9% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.2% | 1.4% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | -0.6% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 0.8% | 3.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Post-demographic dividend
More economy & growth data for Post-demographic dividend
- Imports of goods and services 4.2% (2025)
- Gross capital formation 14.19 trillion current US$ (2024)
- Gross capital formation 11.96 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2024)
- Gross capital formation 1.3% (2024)
- Gross capital formation 22.3% (2024)
- Imports of goods and services 19.68 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Imports of goods and services 16.34 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Trade 58.9% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 563.66 billion constant 2015 US$ (2024)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2246 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is general government final consumption expenditure in Post-demographic dividend?
- General government final consumption expenditure in Post-demographic dividend was 2.6% 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 Post-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 4.6% in 1975.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.6% in 2011.
- How does Post-demographic dividend rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Post-demographic dividend ranks 20th out of 33 groups with data for 2024.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 367.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Post-demographic dividend 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.