General government final consumption expenditure in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): General government final consumption expenditure was 3.8% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
General government final consumption expenditure in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), 1991–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 3.8% for general government final consumption expenditure in 2025.
The figure is up 21.3% on the previous year and up 390.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 10.8% in 2011 and was at its lowest, -12.4%, in 1994.
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 9th of 33 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 3.3% | — |
| 1992 | 1.4% | -57.1% |
| 1993 | 1.1% | -20.1% |
| 1994 | -12.4% | -1201.7% |
| 1995 | -2.8% | -77.4% |
| 1996 | 0.4% | -115.6% |
| 1997 | 4.4% | +914.9% |
| 1998 | -1.3% | -128.3% |
| 1999 | -0.9% | -25.1% |
| 2000 | 2.2% | -334.0% |
| 2001 | 3.5% | +56.5% |
| 2002 | 6.8% | +95.4% |
| 2003 | 5.4% | -20.8% |
| 2004 | 5.3% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 3.5% | -32.8% |
| 2006 | 5.3% | +50.4% |
| 2007 | 7.1% | +34.1% |
| 2008 | 6.6% | -7.8% |
| 2009 | 1.5% | -77.0% |
| 2010 | 3.0% | +100.0% |
| 2011 | 10.8% | +257.1% |
| 2012 | 3.7% | -65.7% |
| 2013 | 4.9% | +33.2% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | -76.5% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | -32.8% |
| 2016 | 1.8% | +127.0% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | -33.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | -19.5% |
| 2019 | 2.9% | +204.8% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | -87.8% |
| 2021 | 5.2% | +1370.6% |
| 2022 | 3.4% | -33.5% |
| 2023 | 1.1% | -68.5% |
| 2024 | 3.1% | +189.9% |
| 2025 | 3.8% | +21.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.7% | -12.4% | 4.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 4.7% | 1.5% | 7.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 0.8% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.8% | 0.4% | 5.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
More economy & growth data for Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 9.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 246.12 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1471 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.8523 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 3.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 283.73 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1696 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 6.95 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -84.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is general government final consumption expenditure in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- General government final consumption expenditure in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 10.8% in 2011.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was -12.4% in 1994.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 9th out of 33 groups with data for 2025.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 390.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.