General government final consumption expenditure in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: General government final consumption expenditure was 15.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
General government final consumption expenditure in Upper middle income, 1960–2024
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Upper middle income recorded 15.9% for general government final consumption expenditure in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in Upper middle income peaked at 16.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 10.8%, in 1967.
That places Upper middle income 23rd 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 Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 11.3% | — |
| 1961 | 11.4% | +1.1% |
| 1962 | 11.5% | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 11.7% | +1.7% |
| 1964 | 10.9% | -7.0% |
| 1965 | 10.8% | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 11.3% | +4.7% |
| 1967 | 10.8% | -4.6% |
| 1968 | 10.8% | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 10.9% | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 11.3% | +3.1% |
| 1971 | 11.9% | +5.3% |
| 1972 | 11.9% | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 11.8% | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 12.1% | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 12.7% | +5.2% |
| 1976 | 12.8% | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 12.4% | -2.5% |
| 1978 | 13.0% | +4.2% |
| 1979 | 12.7% | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 12.3% | -2.7% |
| 1981 | 12.8% | +4.0% |
| 1982 | 13.4% | +4.3% |
| 1983 | 13.3% | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 13.0% | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 13.3% | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 13.6% | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 13.2% | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 13.1% | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 13.6% | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 13.1% | -3.2% |
| 1991 | 12.8% | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 12.7% | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 13.3% | +4.9% |
| 1994 | 13.4% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 14.0% | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 13.7% | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 13.9% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 14.5% | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 14.5% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 14.2% | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 14.4% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 14.3% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 14.1% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 13.8% | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 13.9% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 14.0% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 14.0% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 14.1% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 15.1% | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 14.8% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 15.2% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 15.4% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 15.5% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 15.5% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 15.9% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 16.0% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 15.9% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 16.0% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 16.3% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 16.9% | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 15.8% | -6.9% |
| 2022 | 15.7% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 16.1% | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 15.9% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.1% | 10.8% | 11.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 12.2% | 11.3% | 13.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.1% | 12.3% | 13.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.6% | 12.7% | 14.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.2% | 13.8% | 15.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.6% | 14.8% | 16.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.1% | 15.7% | 16.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
More economy & growth data for Upper middle income
- Services, value added 19.09 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.6% (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 3.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 10.96 trillion current US$ (2025)
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- Industry (including construction), value added 3.7% (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 32.7% (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.3152 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5694 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 6.12 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is general government final consumption expenditure in Upper middle income?
- General government final consumption expenditure in Upper middle income was 15.9% in 2024, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 16.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.8% in 1967.
- How does Upper middle income rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Upper middle income ranks 23rd out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Upper 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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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.