General government final consumption expenditure in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: General government final consumption expenditure was 15.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
General government final consumption expenditure in IDA & IBRD total, 1960–2024
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
IDA & IBRD total recorded 15.5% for general government final consumption expenditure in 2024.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 16.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 10.8%, in 1960.
IDA & IBRD total ranks 28th 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 IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 10.8% | — |
| 1961 | 10.9% | +0.8% |
| 1962 | 11.1% | +1.6% |
| 1963 | 11.4% | +2.7% |
| 1964 | 10.9% | -3.8% |
| 1965 | 11.0% | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 11.6% | +4.9% |
| 1967 | 11.2% | -3.7% |
| 1968 | 11.3% | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 11.5% | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 11.8% | +2.4% |
| 1971 | 12.6% | +7.1% |
| 1972 | 12.7% | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 12.3% | -2.9% |
| 1974 | 12.5% | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 13.2% | +5.9% |
| 1976 | 13.4% | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 13.1% | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 13.5% | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 13.4% | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 13.1% | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 13.0% | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 13.5% | +4.1% |
| 1983 | 13.6% | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 13.5% | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 13.8% | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 14.4% | +4.7% |
| 1987 | 14.2% | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 14.0% | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 14.7% | +4.9% |
| 1990 | 14.3% | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 13.4% | -6.7% |
| 1992 | 13.0% | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 14.1% | +8.6% |
| 1994 | 13.8% | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 13.9% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 13.6% | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 13.8% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 14.0% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 14.2% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 13.9% | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 14.1% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 14.1% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 14.0% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 13.7% | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 13.7% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 13.7% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 13.8% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 14.0% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 14.9% | +6.3% |
| 2010 | 14.5% | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 14.8% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 15.0% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 15.2% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 15.1% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 15.3% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 15.4% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 15.4% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 15.5% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 15.6% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 16.3% | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 15.2% | -6.7% |
| 2022 | 15.2% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 15.6% | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 15.5% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.2% | 10.8% | 11.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 12.8% | 11.8% | 13.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.8% | 13.0% | 14.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.8% | 13.0% | 14.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.0% | 13.7% | 14.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.2% | 14.5% | 15.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.6% | 15.2% | 16.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near IDA & IBRD total
- 25 France 24.4% compare
- 26 Croatia 24.3% compare
- 27 Belgium 24.0% compare
- 28 Brunei Darussalam 23.8% compare
- 29 Afghanistan 23.6% compare
- 30 Tonga 23.5% compare
- 31 New Caledonia 23.5% compare
More economy & growth data for IDA & IBRD total
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 457.59 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 42.58 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0064 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 297.79 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- GDP (current US$), annual growth rate 5.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5782 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 3,824 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5252 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 3,473 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is general government final consumption expenditure in IDA & IBRD total?
- General government final consumption expenditure in IDA & IBRD total was 15.5% in 2024, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 16.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.8% in 1960.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 28th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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.