General government final consumption expenditure in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: General government final consumption expenditure was 16.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
General government final consumption expenditure in East Asia & Pacific, 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 stood at 16.7%.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 17.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 11.1%, in 1970.
East Asia & Pacific ranks 18th 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, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 16.4% | — |
| 1961 | 15.9% | -3.5% |
| 1962 | 14.3% | -9.6% |
| 1963 | 14.4% | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 13.6% | -5.8% |
| 1965 | 13.4% | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 13.5% | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 11.9% | -12.0% |
| 1968 | 11.5% | -3.3% |
| 1969 | 11.4% | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 11.1% | -2.7% |
| 1971 | 11.8% | +6.0% |
| 1972 | 12.0% | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 12.0% | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 12.6% | +5.6% |
| 1975 | 13.8% | +8.8% |
| 1976 | 13.8% | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 13.7% | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 13.7% | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 13.7% | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 13.8% | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 13.9% | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 14.1% | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 14.1% | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 14.0% | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 13.9% | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 13.7% | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 13.4% | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 13.1% | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 13.2% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 13.2% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 13.3% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 13.6% | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 13.9% | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 14.0% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 14.1% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 14.1% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 14.2% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 14.9% | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 15.4% | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 15.5% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 16.0% | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 16.1% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 16.0% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 15.8% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 15.7% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 15.5% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 15.2% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 15.4% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 16.2% | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 15.9% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 16.3% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 16.5% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 16.3% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 16.2% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 16.3% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 16.4% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 16.3% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 16.5% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 16.8% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 17.6% | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 16.9% | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 16.9% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 17.0% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 16.7% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.6% | 11.4% | 16.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 12.8% | 11.1% | 13.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.7% | 13.1% | 14.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.1% | 13.2% | 15.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.7% | 15.2% | 16.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.4% | 15.9% | 16.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.0% | 16.7% | 17.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
More economy & growth data for East Asia & Pacific
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.223 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 4,646 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 5.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2845 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 4,005 current US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 4.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.0547 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 769.41 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Inflation, GDP deflator 2.5% (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 4.26 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is general government final consumption expenditure in East Asia & Pacific?
- General government final consumption expenditure in East Asia & Pacific 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 East Asia & Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 17.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.1% in 1970.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 18th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific 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.