General government final consumption expenditure in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): General government final consumption expenditure was 16.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
General government final consumption expenditure in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) recorded 16.4% for general government final consumption expenditure in 2025.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 17.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 9.0%, in 1964.
That places Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 20th out of 43 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
General government final consumption expenditure in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 10.1% | — |
| 1961 | 9.4% | -7.1% |
| 1962 | 10.5% | +12.0% |
| 1963 | 10.5% | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 9.0% | -14.0% |
| 1965 | 9.1% | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 10.0% | +10.0% |
| 1967 | 9.9% | -1.7% |
| 1968 | 9.9% | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 9.8% | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 10.3% | +4.6% |
| 1971 | 10.6% | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 10.6% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 10.7% | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 10.7% | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 11.3% | +5.1% |
| 1976 | 11.1% | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 10.6% | -4.5% |
| 1978 | 11.0% | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 11.0% | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 10.6% | -4.2% |
| 1981 | 11.1% | +5.0% |
| 1982 | 11.3% | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 10.4% | -7.5% |
| 1984 | 9.7% | -7.3% |
| 1985 | 10.3% | +6.6% |
| 1986 | 10.6% | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 11.2% | +4.9% |
| 1988 | 11.2% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 12.5% | +12.1% |
| 1990 | 13.0% | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 11.6% | -10.6% |
| 1992 | 11.1% | -4.2% |
| 1993 | 12.8% | +15.0% |
| 1994 | 13.5% | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 15.7% | +16.5% |
| 1996 | 15.2% | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 14.8% | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 15.0% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 14.3% | -4.5% |
| 2000 | 13.7% | -4.5% |
| 2001 | 13.7% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 13.8% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 14.2% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 13.8% | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 14.1% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 14.2% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 14.5% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 14.6% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 15.8% | +7.8% |
| 2010 | 15.5% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 15.8% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 15.6% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 16.2% | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 16.5% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 17.0% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 17.2% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 17.2% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 16.7% | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 16.8% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 17.8% | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 16.4% | -7.8% |
| 2022 | 16.0% | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 16.4% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 16.1% | -1.6% |
| 2025 | 16.4% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.8% | 9.0% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 10.8% | 10.3% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.9% | 9.7% | 12.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.7% | 11.1% | 15.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.2% | 13.7% | 15.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.4% | 15.5% | 17.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.5% | 16.0% | 17.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- 17 Solomon Islands 26.2% compare
- 18 Finland 26.1% compare
- 19 Iceland 26.1% compare
- 20 Netherlands 25.9% compare
- 21 Kuwait 25.8% compare
- 22 Seychelles 25.1% compare
- 23 Israel 25.0% compare
More economy & growth data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 7,260 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 2.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.138 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 1,436 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 4.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.6975 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.5838 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 4.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 6,076 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 1,706 current US$ per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is general government final consumption expenditure in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- General government final consumption expenditure in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 16.4% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 17.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 1964.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 20th out of 43 groups with data for 2025.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 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.