General government final consumption expenditure in Euro area
Euro area: General government final consumption expenditure was 21.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
General government final consumption expenditure in Euro area, 1970–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, general government final consumption expenditure in Euro area stood at 21.6%.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in Euro area peaked at 22.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 15.8%, in 1970.
Euro area ranks 3rd of 43 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
General government final consumption expenditure in Euro area, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 15.8% | — |
| 1971 | 16.6% | +5.2% |
| 1972 | 16.9% | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 17.1% | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 17.6% | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 18.8% | +6.7% |
| 1976 | 18.8% | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 19.0% | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 19.3% | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 19.3% | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 19.6% | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 20.3% | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 20.4% | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 20.4% | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 20.2% | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 20.3% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 20.1% | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 20.4% | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 20.0% | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 19.5% | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 19.6% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 19.8% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 20.2% | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 20.6% | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 20.3% | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 20.1% | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 20.2% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 19.9% | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 19.6% | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 19.7% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 19.6% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 19.6% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 20.0% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 20.2% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 20.1% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 20.2% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 20.0% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 19.7% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 20.2% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 21.8% | +8.2% |
| 2010 | 21.6% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 21.2% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 21.2% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 21.3% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 21.1% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 20.8% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 20.8% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 20.6% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 20.5% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 20.6% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 22.5% | +9.4% |
| 2021 | 22.0% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 21.4% | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 21.1% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 21.4% | +1.3% |
| 2025 | 21.6% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.9% | 15.8% | 19.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.1% | 19.5% | 20.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.0% | 19.6% | 20.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.1% | 19.6% | 21.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.0% | 20.5% | 21.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.7% | 21.1% | 22.5% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Euro area
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.742 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per capita 37,260 current US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 1.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5677 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 28,509 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 9.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9609 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 48,253 current US$ per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.3841 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is general government final consumption expenditure in Euro area?
- General government final consumption expenditure in Euro area was 21.6% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 22.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.8% in 1970.
- How does Euro area rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Euro area ranks 3rd out of 43 groups with data for 2025.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Euro area 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.