General government final consumption expenditure in China
China: General government final consumption expenditure was 16.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
General government final consumption expenditure in China, 1960–2024
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, general government final consumption expenditure in China stood at 16.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in China peaked at 17.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 11.1%, in 1967.
China ranks 91st of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
General government final consumption expenditure in China, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 12.6% | — |
| 1961 | 14.5% | +14.6% |
| 1962 | 12.9% | -11.1% |
| 1963 | 13.7% | +6.5% |
| 1964 | 12.9% | -6.3% |
| 1965 | 11.9% | -7.1% |
| 1966 | 12.2% | +2.5% |
| 1967 | 11.1% | -9.6% |
| 1968 | 11.3% | +2.1% |
| 1969 | 11.9% | +5.3% |
| 1970 | 11.1% | -6.7% |
| 1971 | 12.0% | +7.9% |
| 1972 | 12.2% | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 11.6% | -4.4% |
| 1974 | 12.2% | +4.9% |
| 1975 | 11.8% | -2.8% |
| 1976 | 12.8% | +8.2% |
| 1977 | 12.7% | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 13.0% | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 13.9% | +6.7% |
| 1980 | 13.9% | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 13.3% | -4.1% |
| 1982 | 13.4% | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 14.1% | +5.6% |
| 1984 | 15.2% | +7.9% |
| 1985 | 14.4% | -5.7% |
| 1986 | 14.0% | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 13.3% | -5.3% |
| 1988 | 12.6% | -4.6% |
| 1989 | 13.3% | +5.5% |
| 1990 | 13.8% | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 14.2% | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 14.6% | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 14.5% | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 14.2% | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 13.5% | -5.5% |
| 1996 | 13.3% | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 13.9% | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 15.1% | +8.6% |
| 1999 | 16.5% | +9.4% |
| 2000 | 17.0% | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 16.6% | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 16.2% | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 15.5% | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 14.8% | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 15.0% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 15.0% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 14.8% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 14.7% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 15.0% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 14.8% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 15.5% | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 15.9% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 15.9% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 15.9% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 16.3% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 16.4% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 16.5% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 16.8% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 17.2% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 17.6% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 16.4% | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 16.7% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 17.2% | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 16.7% | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.5% | 11.1% | 14.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 12.3% | 11.1% | 13.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.8% | 12.6% | 15.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.4% | 13.3% | 16.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.5% | 14.7% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.1% | 14.8% | 17.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.9% | 16.4% | 17.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
- 88 Palestine, State of 17.0% compare
- 89 Portugal 17.0% compare
- 90 Guinea 16.7% compare
- 92 Thailand 16.7% compare
- 93 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 16.5% compare
- 94 El Salvador 16.4% compare
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- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 0.8984 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4048 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 5,381 current US$ per person (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate 2.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 2.91 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 38,732 current LCU per person (2024)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 1.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.3775 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is general government final consumption expenditure in China?
- General government final consumption expenditure in China was 16.7% in 2024, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 17.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.1% in 1967.
- How does China rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- China ranks 91st out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China 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.