General government final consumption expenditure in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): General government final consumption expenditure was 3.8% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
General government final consumption expenditure in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1991–2025
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 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) is 3.8%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 20.8% on the previous year and up 398.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 10.8% in 2011 and was at its lowest, -12.5%, in 1994.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 11th of 33 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
General government final consumption expenditure in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 3.3% | — |
| 1992 | 1.4% | -58.1% |
| 1993 | 1.1% | -19.2% |
| 1994 | -12.5% | -1215.3% |
| 1995 | -2.8% | -77.5% |
| 1996 | 0.4% | -114.5% |
| 1997 | 4.4% | +992.2% |
| 1998 | -1.3% | -129.1% |
| 1999 | -0.9% | -29.7% |
| 2000 | 2.1% | -332.7% |
| 2001 | 3.5% | +65.3% |
| 2002 | 6.7% | +93.1% |
| 2003 | 5.4% | -19.6% |
| 2004 | 5.3% | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 3.5% | -33.5% |
| 2006 | 5.3% | +51.0% |
| 2007 | 7.2% | +36.1% |
| 2008 | 6.7% | -7.7% |
| 2009 | 1.5% | -77.3% |
| 2010 | 3.0% | +100.9% |
| 2011 | 10.8% | +256.2% |
| 2012 | 3.7% | -65.6% |
| 2013 | 4.9% | +32.9% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | -76.5% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | -34.5% |
| 2016 | 1.7% | +129.3% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | -33.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | -21.0% |
| 2019 | 2.9% | +212.2% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | -88.2% |
| 2021 | 5.2% | +1423.4% |
| 2022 | 3.5% | -33.0% |
| 2023 | 1.0% | -70.1% |
| 2024 | 3.1% | +203.0% |
| 2025 | 3.8% | +20.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.8% | -12.5% | 4.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 4.7% | 1.5% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 0.8% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.8% | 0.3% | 5.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- 8 Libya 18.0% compare
- 9 Lebanon 16.6% compare
- 10 Togo 15.7% compare
- 11 Central African Republic 15.6% compare
- 12 Tanzania, United Republic of 15.2% compare
- 13 Eswatini 14.0% compare
- 14 Equatorial Guinea 13.4% compare
More economy & growth data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 4.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.147 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 245.62 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 7.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.8257 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 1,380 current US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 8.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per capita 1,655 current US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9901 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 3.8 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is general government final consumption expenditure in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- General government final consumption expenditure in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 3.8% 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 10.8% in 2011.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was -12.5% in 1994.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 11th out of 33 groups with data for 2025.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 398.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high 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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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.