General government final consumption expenditure in OECD members
OECD members: General government final consumption expenditure was 17.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
General government final consumption expenditure in OECD members, 1970–2024
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
OECD members recorded 17.3% for general government final consumption expenditure in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in OECD members peaked at 19.1% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 16.1%, in 2000.
OECD members ranks 13th of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
General government final consumption expenditure in OECD members, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 16.5% | — |
| 1971 | 16.8% | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 16.7% | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 16.4% | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 17.0% | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 18.0% | +6.0% |
| 1976 | 17.6% | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 17.4% | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 17.2% | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 17.1% | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 17.5% | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 17.5% | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 17.9% | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 17.7% | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 17.1% | -3.2% |
| 1985 | 17.1% | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 17.2% | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 17.2% | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 16.8% | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 16.6% | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 17.0% | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 17.2% | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 17.4% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 17.1% | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 16.8% | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 16.7% | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 16.6% | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 16.3% | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 16.2% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 16.3% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 16.1% | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 16.5% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 17.0% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 17.4% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 17.4% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 17.3% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 17.2% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 17.3% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 17.8% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 19.1% | +6.9% |
| 2010 | 18.8% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 18.5% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 18.2% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 18.0% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 17.7% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 17.3% | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 17.3% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 17.1% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 17.1% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 17.2% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 18.5% | +7.8% |
| 2021 | 18.0% | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 17.2% | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 17.1% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 17.3% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.1% | 16.4% | 18.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.3% | 16.6% | 17.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.8% | 16.2% | 17.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.3% | 16.1% | 19.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.7% | 17.1% | 18.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.7% | 17.1% | 18.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
More economy & growth data for OECD members
- Industry (including construction), value added 21.2% (2022)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 0.7% (2024)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.1705 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Manufacturing, value added 7.62 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2024)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 8,332 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- Industry (including construction), value added 12.98 trillion current US$ (2022)
- Industry (including construction), value added 11.64 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2024)
- Industry (including construction), value added -0.8% (2024)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 30,368 current US$ per person (2021)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.6982 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is general government final consumption expenditure in OECD members?
- General government final consumption expenditure in OECD members was 17.3% in 2024, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 19.1% in 2009.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.1% in 2000.
- How does OECD members rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- OECD members ranks 13th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this OECD members 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.