General government final consumption expenditure in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): General government final consumption expenditure was 11.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
General government final consumption expenditure in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1990–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for general government final consumption expenditure in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) is 11.1%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 12.7% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 9.7%, in 1997.
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 39th of 43 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
General government final consumption expenditure in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11.1% | — |
| 1991 | 11.3% | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 12.7% | +12.6% |
| 1993 | 12.3% | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 10.9% | -11.6% |
| 1995 | 10.1% | -7.6% |
| 1996 | 9.8% | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 9.7% | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 10.8% | +11.4% |
| 1999 | 10.8% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 10.0% | -6.9% |
| 2001 | 11.1% | +10.3% |
| 2002 | 11.0% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 11.5% | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 11.7% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 11.5% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 11.3% | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 11.7% | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 11.2% | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 11.3% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 10.7% | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 11.7% | +9.2% |
| 2012 | 11.3% | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 11.5% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 11.7% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 11.9% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 12.1% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 12.1% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 11.5% | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 11.8% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 12.3% | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 11.8% | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 11.8% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 11.3% | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 11.1% | -1.6% |
| 2025 | 11.1% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.0% | 9.7% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.2% | 10.0% | 11.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.6% | 10.7% | 12.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.6% | 11.1% | 12.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
More economy & growth data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 7.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 148.43 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 6.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.0884 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 117.76 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 897.08 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.5368 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 4.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1114 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.6735 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is general government final consumption expenditure in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- General government final consumption expenditure in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 11.1% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 12.7% in 1992.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.7% in 1997.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 39th out of 43 groups with data for 2025.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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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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.