General government final consumption expenditure in Least developed countries
Least developed countries: General government final consumption expenditure was 10.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
General government final consumption expenditure in Least developed countries, 2000–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Least developed countries recorded 10.4% for general government final consumption expenditure in 2025.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in Least developed countries peaked at 12.4% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 9.7%, in 2018.
Least developed countries ranks 40th of 43 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
General government final consumption expenditure in Least developed countries, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.1% | — |
| 2001 | 11.0% | +9.1% |
| 2002 | 10.8% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 11.2% | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 10.8% | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 11.0% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 11.4% | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 11.8% | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 11.7% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 11.8% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 10.8% | -8.0% |
| 2011 | 11.5% | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 11.6% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 12.4% | +7.5% |
| 2014 | 11.8% | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 11.0% | -6.8% |
| 2016 | 10.2% | -6.9% |
| 2017 | 10.3% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 9.7% | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 10.0% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 10.0% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 10.0% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 10.7% | +7.1% |
| 2023 | 10.2% | -4.6% |
| 2024 | 10.1% | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 10.4% | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.2% | 10.1% | 11.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.9% | 9.7% | 12.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.2% | 10.0% | 10.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Least developed countries
More economy & growth data for Least developed countries
- Industry (including construction), value added 4.9% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 260.34 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 4.0% (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 513.09 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 185.44 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth 7.51 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 490.85 billion current US$ (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 402.31 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita 1,302 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added 44.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is general government final consumption expenditure in Least developed countries?
- General government final consumption expenditure in Least developed countries was 10.4% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Least developed countries?
- The highest recorded value was 12.4% in 2013.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Least developed countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.7% in 2018.
- How does Least developed countries rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Least developed countries ranks 40th out of 43 groups with data for 2025.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Least developed countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Least developed countries 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.