General government final consumption expenditure in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): General government final consumption expenditure was 15.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
General government final consumption expenditure in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1960–2024
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, general government final consumption expenditure in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) stood at 15.8%.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 16.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 10.8%, in 1967.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 25th of 43 groups 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 East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 11.7% | — |
| 1961 | 12.9% | +10.0% |
| 1962 | 12.2% | -5.5% |
| 1963 | 13.0% | +6.4% |
| 1964 | 12.4% | -4.3% |
| 1965 | 11.7% | -6.0% |
| 1966 | 11.9% | +2.1% |
| 1967 | 10.8% | -9.1% |
| 1968 | 10.9% | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 11.3% | +3.5% |
| 1970 | 11.2% | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 12.0% | +6.4% |
| 1972 | 12.2% | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 11.7% | -4.1% |
| 1974 | 11.5% | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 11.7% | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 12.2% | +4.3% |
| 1977 | 12.2% | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 12.4% | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 12.8% | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 12.6% | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 12.4% | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 12.7% | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 12.9% | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 13.4% | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 13.4% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 12.8% | -4.4% |
| 1987 | 11.6% | -9.5% |
| 1988 | 11.3% | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 12.1% | +7.1% |
| 1990 | 12.4% | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 12.3% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 12.6% | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 12.5% | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 12.3% | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 12.0% | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 11.9% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 12.4% | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 13.8% | +11.0% |
| 1999 | 14.7% | +6.4% |
| 2000 | 14.9% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 14.9% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 14.6% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 14.1% | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 13.6% | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 13.7% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 13.8% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 13.7% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 13.7% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 14.2% | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 14.0% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 14.6% | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 15.0% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 15.2% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 15.2% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 15.6% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 15.6% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 15.7% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 16.0% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 16.2% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 16.8% | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 15.8% | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 15.9% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 16.2% | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 15.8% | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.9% | 10.8% | 13.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 12.0% | 11.2% | 12.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.5% | 11.3% | 13.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.7% | 11.9% | 14.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.1% | 13.6% | 14.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.3% | 14.0% | 16.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.1% | 15.8% | 16.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
More economy & growth data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 176.21 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- GDP (current US$), annual growth rate 4.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5647 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 6,123 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 5.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5372 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 5,825 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita 10,615 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.9789 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is general government final consumption expenditure in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- General government final consumption expenditure in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 15.8% in 2024, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 16.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.8% in 1967.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 25th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 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.