General government final consumption expenditure in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): General government final consumption expenditure was 15.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
General government final consumption expenditure in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1960–2024
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 15.8% for general government final consumption expenditure in 2024.
The figure is 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 (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 16.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 10.8%, in 1967.
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 24th 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 (IDA & IBRD countries), 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% | +3.6% |
| 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)
More economy & growth data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.0735 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 4,053 current US$ per person (2024)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.3602 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 3,949 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 3.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2183 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 2,394 current US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 3.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP growth 4.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is general government final consumption expenditure in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- General government final consumption expenditure in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 16.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.8% in 1967.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 24th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 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 (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.