General government final consumption expenditure in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: General government final consumption expenditure was 12.0% in 2025. ▬ Flat
General government final consumption expenditure in Lower middle income, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for general government final consumption expenditure in Lower middle income is 12.0%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in Lower middle income peaked at 14.8% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 9.3%, in 1960.
That places Lower middle income 38th out of 43 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
General government final consumption expenditure in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 9.3% | — |
| 1961 | 9.3% | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 9.7% | +3.9% |
| 1963 | 10.7% | +9.8% |
| 1964 | 10.4% | -2.5% |
| 1965 | 10.9% | +5.3% |
| 1966 | 11.5% | +5.1% |
| 1967 | 11.1% | -3.9% |
| 1968 | 11.6% | +5.3% |
| 1969 | 11.8% | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 11.7% | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 13.0% | +10.9% |
| 1972 | 13.1% | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 12.0% | -8.2% |
| 1974 | 11.4% | -5.3% |
| 1975 | 12.5% | +9.5% |
| 1976 | 13.1% | +5.3% |
| 1977 | 13.0% | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 13.1% | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 13.2% | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 12.8% | -3.0% |
| 1981 | 10.8% | -15.8% |
| 1982 | 11.4% | +5.4% |
| 1983 | 12.2% | +7.0% |
| 1984 | 12.2% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 12.4% | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 14.3% | +15.1% |
| 1987 | 14.8% | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 14.7% | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 14.5% | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 13.9% | -4.6% |
| 1991 | 13.2% | -4.7% |
| 1992 | 13.4% | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 13.2% | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 12.0% | -8.8% |
| 1995 | 11.1% | -7.1% |
| 1996 | 10.7% | -3.7% |
| 1997 | 10.8% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 11.0% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 12.9% | +17.4% |
| 2000 | 12.3% | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 12.1% | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 12.1% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 12.1% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 11.5% | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 11.3% | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 10.7% | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 10.7% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 10.7% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 11.7% | +9.3% |
| 2010 | 11.0% | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 11.5% | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 11.2% | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 11.4% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 11.4% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 11.7% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 11.8% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 11.9% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 11.8% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 11.4% | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 12.0% | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 11.4% | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 11.7% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 11.6% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 11.9% | +2.9% |
| 2025 | 12.0% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.6% | 9.3% | 11.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 12.6% | 11.4% | 13.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.0% | 10.8% | 14.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.2% | 10.7% | 13.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.5% | 10.7% | 12.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.5% | 11.0% | 11.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.8% | 11.4% | 12.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
More economy & growth data for Lower middle income
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 576.45 current US$ per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2323 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 6.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 2,593 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 1.04 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 6.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 2,779 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.12 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 6.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,919 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is general government final consumption expenditure in Lower middle income?
- General government final consumption expenditure in Lower middle income was 12.0% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 14.8% in 1987.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.3% in 1960.
- How does Lower middle income rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Lower middle income ranks 38th out of 43 groups with data for 2025.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Lower 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.