General government final consumption expenditure in Small states
Small states: General government final consumption expenditure was 2.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
General government final consumption expenditure in Small states, 1994–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
In 2025, general government final consumption expenditure in Small states stood at 2.1%.
The figure is down 20.7% on the previous year and down 33.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in Small states peaked at 6.5% in 2006 and was at its lowest, -1.3%, in 2012.
That places Small states 25th out of 31 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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 Small states, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 4.5% | — |
| 1995 | 2.4% | -46.3% |
| 1996 | 2.3% | -5.4% |
| 1997 | 5.8% | +154.9% |
| 1998 | 4.0% | -31.8% |
| 1999 | 3.0% | -24.8% |
| 2000 | 2.5% | -14.5% |
| 2001 | 6.1% | +137.7% |
| 2002 | 3.2% | -47.0% |
| 2003 | -0.1% | -102.0% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | -850.0% |
| 2005 | 2.6% | +432.6% |
| 2006 | 6.5% | +147.7% |
| 2007 | 5.7% | -12.7% |
| 2008 | 4.1% | -27.6% |
| 2009 | 2.2% | -46.4% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | -83.4% |
| 2011 | 1.9% | +415.9% |
| 2012 | -1.3% | -171.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -104.0% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | +1730.9% |
| 2015 | 3.1% | +214.8% |
| 2016 | 1.5% | -50.3% |
| 2017 | 2.7% | +71.9% |
| 2018 | 3.4% | +26.6% |
| 2019 | 5.5% | +63.4% |
| 2020 | 4.5% | -17.3% |
| 2021 | 2.7% | -40.8% |
| 2022 | 1.8% | -31.4% |
| 2023 | 1.2% | -35.3% |
| 2024 | 2.6% | +117.5% |
| 2025 | 2.1% | -20.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.7% | 2.3% | 5.8% | 6 |
| 2000s | 3.3% | -0.1% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | -1.3% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 1.2% | 4.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Small states
- 22 Pakistan 10.1% compare
- 23 Albania 9.9% compare
- 24 Seychelles 9.8% compare
- 25 Gabon 9.7% compare
- 26 Haiti 9.4% compare
- 27 Cape Verde 9.2% compare
- 28 Philippines 8.4% compare
More economy & growth data for Small states
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.7% (2025)
- Imports of goods and services 2.5% (2025)
- Imports of goods and services 70.2% (2025)
- External balance on goods and services 4.7% (2025)
- Trade 139.8% (2024)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), annual growth rate 2.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 8.84 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 7.8% (2024)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per capita 3,701 current US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 19.20 billion constant 2015 US$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is general government final consumption expenditure in Small states?
- General government final consumption expenditure in Small states was 2.1% 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 Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 6.5% in 2006.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.3% in 2012.
- How does Small states rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Small states ranks 25th out of 31 groups with data for 2025.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Small states 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.