General government final consumption expenditure in Small states
Small states: General government final consumption expenditure was 20.5% in 2025. ▬ Flat
General government final consumption expenditure in Small states, 1993–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, general government final consumption expenditure in Small states stood at 20.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in Small states peaked at 23.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 18.6%, in 2008.
Small states ranks 6th of 43 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
General government final consumption expenditure in Small states, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 19.9% | — |
| 1994 | 20.2% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 19.4% | -3.9% |
| 1996 | 19.5% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 18.8% | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 19.5% | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 19.5% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 19.6% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 20.3% | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 20.7% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 20.5% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 19.7% | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 19.2% | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 18.7% | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 19.0% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 18.6% | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 20.7% | +11.3% |
| 2010 | 19.8% | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 19.6% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 19.0% | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 18.9% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 18.8% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 18.9% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 19.4% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 19.5% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 19.6% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 20.2% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 23.4% | +15.9% |
| 2021 | 21.9% | -6.4% |
| 2022 | 19.7% | -9.8% |
| 2023 | 20.2% | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 20.0% | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 20.5% | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.5% | 18.8% | 20.2% | 7 |
| 2000s | 19.7% | 18.6% | 20.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.4% | 18.8% | 20.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.0% | 19.7% | 23.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Small states
- 3 Marshall Islands 54.5% compare
- 4 Greenland 41.7% compare
- 5 Ukraine 38.9% compare
- 6 Palau 38.3% compare
- 7 Lesotho 36.4% compare
- 8 United States Virgin Islands 34.4% compare
- 9 Equatorial Guinea 32.4% compare
More economy & growth data for Small states
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 12,477 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.7526 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 16,736 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 9.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 9,670 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per capita 3,701 current US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.7996 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is general government final consumption expenditure in Small states?
- General government final consumption expenditure in Small states was 20.5% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 23.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.6% in 2008.
- How does Small states rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Small states ranks 6th out of 43 groups with data for 2025.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Small states 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.