General government final consumption expenditure in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: General government final consumption expenditure was 16.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
General government final consumption expenditure in Latin America & Caribbean, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean recorded 16.1% for general government final consumption expenditure in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 17.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 9.2%, in 1964.
That places Latin America & Caribbean 21st 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, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 10.1% | — |
| 1961 | 9.5% | -5.9% |
| 1962 | 10.7% | +11.6% |
| 1963 | 10.5% | -1.4% |
| 1964 | 9.2% | -11.9% |
| 1965 | 9.4% | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 10.2% | +8.8% |
| 1967 | 10.1% | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 10.1% | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 10.1% | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 10.7% | +5.6% |
| 1971 | 11.1% | +4.2% |
| 1972 | 11.1% | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 11.1% | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 11.2% | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 11.6% | +4.1% |
| 1976 | 11.5% | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 11.0% | -4.1% |
| 1978 | 11.3% | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 11.3% | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 10.8% | -4.4% |
| 1981 | 11.3% | +4.5% |
| 1982 | 11.5% | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 10.7% | -6.9% |
| 1984 | 10.0% | -6.7% |
| 1985 | 10.6% | +5.7% |
| 1986 | 10.9% | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 11.4% | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 11.3% | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 12.6% | +10.9% |
| 1990 | 13.0% | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 11.7% | -10.0% |
| 1992 | 11.2% | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 12.8% | +13.8% |
| 1994 | 13.4% | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 15.4% | +15.1% |
| 1996 | 15.0% | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 14.7% | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 14.8% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 14.2% | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 13.6% | -4.3% |
| 2001 | 13.6% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 13.7% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 14.0% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 13.6% | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 13.8% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 13.9% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 14.2% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 14.3% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 15.5% | +8.0% |
| 2010 | 15.2% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 15.5% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 15.3% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 15.9% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 16.1% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 16.5% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 16.8% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 16.8% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 16.3% | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 16.5% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 17.4% | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 16.1% | -7.7% |
| 2022 | 15.7% | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 16.1% | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 15.8% | -1.6% |
| 2025 | 16.1% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.0% | 9.2% | 10.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 11.2% | 10.7% | 11.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.1% | 10.0% | 12.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.6% | 11.2% | 15.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.0% | 13.6% | 15.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.1% | 15.2% | 16.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.2% | 15.7% | 17.4% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Latin America & Caribbean
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- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 1,782 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 2.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1354 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 7,621 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.5777 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 2.5 % change on previous year (2025)
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- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.6869 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is general government final consumption expenditure in Latin America & Caribbean?
- General government final consumption expenditure in Latin America & Caribbean was 16.1% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 17.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.2% in 1964.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 21st out of 43 groups with data for 2025.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean 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.