General government final consumption expenditure in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): General government final consumption expenditure was 13.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
General government final consumption expenditure in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) is 13.8%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 20.5% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 12.3%, in 2022.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 33rd out of 43 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
General government final consumption expenditure in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 16.3% | — |
| 1961 | 15.5% | -4.9% |
| 1962 | 14.0% | -9.7% |
| 1963 | 14.9% | +6.5% |
| 1964 | 15.6% | +4.4% |
| 1965 | 15.5% | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 16.7% | +7.6% |
| 1967 | 15.9% | -4.8% |
| 1968 | 16.3% | +2.2% |
| 1969 | 16.7% | +2.9% |
| 1970 | 16.9% | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 17.9% | +6.3% |
| 1972 | 18.7% | +4.4% |
| 1973 | 18.0% | -3.7% |
| 1974 | 18.2% | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 20.5% | +12.4% |
| 1976 | 19.7% | -3.8% |
| 1977 | 18.5% | -6.0% |
| 1978 | 19.9% | +7.3% |
| 1979 | 17.3% | -12.9% |
| 1980 | 17.2% | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 19.7% | +14.8% |
| 1982 | 19.9% | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 19.8% | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 18.7% | -5.7% |
| 1985 | 18.5% | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 19.4% | +4.6% |
| 1987 | 19.3% | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 20.0% | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 18.2% | -9.1% |
| 1990 | 13.3% | -26.7% |
| 1991 | 14.2% | +6.3% |
| 1992 | 14.3% | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 15.5% | +8.1% |
| 1994 | 15.2% | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 14.3% | -5.4% |
| 1996 | 13.8% | -3.7% |
| 1997 | 14.0% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 14.7% | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 13.6% | -7.6% |
| 2000 | 13.2% | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 13.5% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 13.7% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 13.0% | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 13.5% | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 13.0% | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 13.0% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 12.3% | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 12.4% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 13.8% | +12.0% |
| 2010 | 13.4% | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 15.3% | +14.4% |
| 2012 | 14.8% | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 15.0% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 15.3% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 15.8% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 15.6% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 15.1% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 14.7% | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 15.1% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 14.9% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 13.5% | -9.6% |
| 2022 | 12.3% | -8.5% |
| 2023 | 13.3% | +8.2% |
| 2024 | 13.7% | +2.4% |
| 2025 | 13.8% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.8% | 14.0% | 16.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 18.6% | 16.9% | 20.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.1% | 17.2% | 20.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.3% | 13.3% | 15.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.2% | 12.3% | 13.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.0% | 13.4% | 15.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.6% | 12.3% | 14.9% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 2.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 390.32 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 3.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1599 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 452.38 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 1,931 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.7447 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 4.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.138 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.6825 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is general government final consumption expenditure in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- General government final consumption expenditure in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 13.8% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 20.5% in 1975.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.3% in 2022.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 33rd out of 43 groups with data for 2025.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (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.