General government final consumption expenditure in Central Europe and the Baltics
Central Europe and the Baltics: General government final consumption expenditure was 20.5% in 2025. ▬ Flat
General government final consumption expenditure in Central Europe and the Baltics, 1995–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Central Europe and the Baltics recorded 20.5% for general government final consumption expenditure in 2025. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in Central Europe and the Baltics peaked at 20.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 17.9%, in 2015.
Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 7th of 43 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
General government final consumption expenditure in Central Europe and the Baltics, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 19.6% | — |
| 1996 | 19.1% | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 18.9% | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 18.7% | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 19.4% | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 19.2% | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 19.1% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 19.4% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 19.9% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 19.1% | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 19.0% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 18.9% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 18.2% | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 18.7% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 19.5% | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 19.2% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 18.3% | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 18.1% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 18.3% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 18.2% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 17.9% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 18.1% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 17.9% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 18.1% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 18.5% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 20.0% | +7.8% |
| 2021 | 19.5% | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 18.7% | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 19.1% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 20.3% | +6.4% |
| 2025 | 20.5% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.1% | 18.7% | 19.6% | 5 |
| 2000s | 19.1% | 18.2% | 19.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.3% | 17.9% | 19.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.7% | 18.7% | 20.5% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Central Europe and the Baltics
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.2052 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 5.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 15,553 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.562 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 12.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 3,135 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1133 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 2.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 5,678 current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0138 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is general government final consumption expenditure in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- General government final consumption expenditure in Central Europe and the Baltics was 20.5% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The highest recorded value was 20.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.9% in 2015.
- How does Central Europe and the Baltics rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 7th out of 43 groups with data for 2025.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Central Europe and the Baltics 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.