General government final consumption expenditure in Palestine, State of
Palestine, State of: General government final consumption expenditure was 17.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
General government final consumption expenditure in Palestine, State of, 1994–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Palestine, State of recorded 17.0% for general government final consumption expenditure in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 31.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in Palestine, State of peaked at 29.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 17.0%, in 2025.
Palestine, State of ranks 88th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
General government final consumption expenditure in Palestine, State of, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 18.1% | — |
| 1995 | 18.4% | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 21.8% | +18.5% |
| 1997 | 22.1% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 22.3% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 23.4% | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 25.5% | +8.7% |
| 2001 | 27.9% | +9.5% |
| 2002 | 27.7% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 22.8% | -17.6% |
| 2004 | 27.0% | +18.2% |
| 2005 | 27.0% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 26.2% | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 28.2% | +7.8% |
| 2008 | 25.1% | -11.1% |
| 2009 | 29.0% | +15.6% |
| 2010 | 25.8% | -10.8% |
| 2011 | 25.9% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 25.6% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 25.0% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 25.2% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 25.0% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 23.5% | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 20.8% | -11.8% |
| 2018 | 22.0% | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 20.7% | -6.1% |
| 2020 | 23.4% | +13.4% |
| 2021 | 23.8% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 20.5% | -13.9% |
| 2023 | 18.1% | -11.9% |
| 2024 | 17.5% | -2.9% |
| 2025 | 17.0% | -2.7% |
Palestine, State of compared with similar countries
- Palestine, State of's 17.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 13.3%, 1.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Palestine, State of's 17.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 17.5%, 97% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.0% | 18.1% | 23.4% | 6 |
| 2000s | 26.6% | 22.8% | 29.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.9% | 20.7% | 25.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.1% | 17.0% | 23.8% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Palestine, State of
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 14.66 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 2.71 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 329.83 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 103.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0192 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 60.93 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 37.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1063 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 337.15 includes gold, current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is general government final consumption expenditure in Palestine, State of?
- General government final consumption expenditure in Palestine, State of was 17.0% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The highest recorded value was 29.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.0% in 2025.
- How does Palestine, State of rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Palestine, State of ranks 88th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palestine, State of 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.