General government final consumption expenditure in Arab World
Arab World: General government final consumption expenditure was 17.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
General government final consumption expenditure in Arab World, 1968–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, general government final consumption expenditure in Arab World stood at 17.3%.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in Arab World peaked at 25.7% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 12.5%, in 1974.
Arab World ranks 12th of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 58 years of available data.
General government final consumption expenditure in Arab World, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 18.3% | — |
| 1969 | 18.7% | +2.1% |
| 1970 | 18.5% | -1.4% |
| 1971 | 18.4% | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 18.4% | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 17.4% | -5.6% |
| 1974 | 12.5% | -28.1% |
| 1975 | 16.1% | +28.4% |
| 1976 | 16.8% | +4.8% |
| 1977 | 16.7% | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 19.5% | +17.0% |
| 1979 | 17.7% | -9.4% |
| 1980 | 15.3% | -13.4% |
| 1981 | 18.7% | +22.2% |
| 1982 | 22.3% | +19.4% |
| 1983 | 24.4% | +9.2% |
| 1984 | 23.6% | -3.1% |
| 1985 | 23.4% | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 25.7% | +10.2% |
| 1987 | 24.8% | -3.5% |
| 1988 | 24.2% | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 23.5% | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 17.7% | -24.7% |
| 1991 | 22.6% | +28.1% |
| 1992 | 22.5% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 20.0% | -11.1% |
| 1994 | 18.9% | -5.7% |
| 1995 | 17.9% | -5.1% |
| 1996 | 17.9% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 18.4% | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 19.2% | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 17.5% | -8.8% |
| 2000 | 16.9% | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 17.9% | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 17.9% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 17.0% | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 16.7% | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 15.4% | -7.5% |
| 2006 | 14.8% | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 14.5% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 13.3% | -8.0% |
| 2009 | 16.5% | +23.5% |
| 2010 | 15.5% | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 16.1% | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 16.0% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 17.1% | +7.3% |
| 2014 | 18.4% | +7.6% |
| 2015 | 20.2% | +9.4% |
| 2016 | 19.0% | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 18.4% | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 17.9% | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 18.3% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 20.5% | +12.0% |
| 2021 | 17.5% | -14.7% |
| 2022 | 15.5% | -11.3% |
| 2023 | 17.0% | +9.8% |
| 2024 | 17.5% | +2.6% |
| 2025 | 17.3% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.5% | 18.3% | 18.7% | 2 |
| 1970s | 17.2% | 12.5% | 19.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 22.6% | 15.3% | 25.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.3% | 17.5% | 22.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.1% | 13.3% | 17.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.7% | 15.5% | 20.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.5% | 15.5% | 20.5% | 6 |
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- 9 Equatorial Guinea 32.4% compare
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- 11 French Polynesia 32.0% compare
- 12 Botswana 31.5% compare
- 13 Faroe Islands 27.9% compare
- 14 Guyana 26.9% compare
- 15 Eritrea 26.6% compare
More economy & growth data for Arab World
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), annual growth rate -4.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (current US$), per capita 7,544 current US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 3.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.8488 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita 6,404 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per capita 2,205 current US$ per person (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.03 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), annual growth rate 3.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (current US$), annual growth rate 1.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2923 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is general government final consumption expenditure in Arab World?
- General government final consumption expenditure in Arab World was 17.3% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 25.7% in 1986.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.5% in 1974.
- How does Arab World rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Arab World ranks 12th out of 43 groups with data for 2025.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Arab World data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). 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 is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.