General government final consumption expenditure in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: General government final consumption expenditure was 15.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
General government final consumption expenditure in Low & middle income, 1960–2024
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Low & middle income recorded 15.3% for general government final consumption expenditure in 2024.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in Low & middle income peaked at 16.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 10.2%, in 1960.
That places Low & middle income 30th out of 43 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 10.2% | — |
| 1961 | 10.2% | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 10.4% | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 10.7% | +3.2% |
| 1964 | 10.3% | -3.9% |
| 1965 | 10.4% | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 10.9% | +5.0% |
| 1967 | 10.4% | -3.9% |
| 1968 | 10.6% | +1.8% |
| 1969 | 10.8% | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 11.0% | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 11.7% | +6.7% |
| 1972 | 11.8% | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 11.5% | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 11.6% | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 12.3% | +6.4% |
| 1976 | 12.5% | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 12.2% | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 12.7% | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 12.5% | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 12.2% | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 12.0% | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 12.5% | +4.1% |
| 1983 | 12.7% | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 12.6% | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 12.9% | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 13.4% | +4.6% |
| 1987 | 13.3% | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 13.1% | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 13.4% | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 13.0% | -3.3% |
| 1991 | 12.7% | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 12.7% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 13.2% | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 13.1% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 13.4% | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 13.0% | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 13.2% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 13.7% | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 14.1% | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 13.8% | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 13.9% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 13.8% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 13.6% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 13.3% | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 13.3% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 13.3% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 13.4% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 13.5% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 14.4% | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 14.0% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 14.6% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 14.7% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 14.8% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 14.9% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 15.2% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 15.3% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 15.3% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 15.4% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 15.5% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 16.1% | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 15.1% | -6.4% |
| 2022 | 15.1% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 15.4% | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 15.3% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.5% | 10.2% | 10.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 12.0% | 11.0% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.8% | 12.0% | 13.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.2% | 12.7% | 14.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.6% | 13.3% | 14.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.9% | 14.0% | 15.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.4% | 15.1% | 16.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
- 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
- 32 Denmark 23.2% compare
- 33 Australia 23.1% compare
More economy & growth data for Low & middle income
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0065 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 267.99 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- GDP (current US$), per capita 6,107 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 3,519 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 5.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5412 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 3,305 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (current US$), annual growth rate 5.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.9385 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), annual growth rate 0.7748 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is general government final consumption expenditure in Low & middle income?
- General government final consumption expenditure in Low & middle income was 15.3% in 2024, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 16.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.2% in 1960.
- How does Low & middle income rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Low & middle income ranks 30th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low & middle 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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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.