High income - General government final consumption expenditure

General government final consumption expenditure (current US$)

The latest value for General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) in High income was $10,046,000,000,000 as of 2020. Over the past 50 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $10,046,000,000,000 in 2020 and $397,472,000,000 in 1970.

Definition: General government final consumption expenditure (formerly general government consumption) includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees). It also includes most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1970 $397,472,000,000
1971 $449,946,000,000
1972 $519,328,000,000
1973 $614,615,000,000
1974 $715,437,000,000
1975 $849,804,000,000
1976 $904,277,000,000
1977 $1,015,280,000,000
1978 $1,206,800,000,000
1979 $1,385,060,000,000
1980 $1,579,640,000,000
1981 $1,612,980,000,000
1982 $1,638,990,000,000
1983 $1,679,070,000,000
1984 $1,695,090,000,000
1985 $1,778,250,000,000
1986 $2,166,620,000,000
1987 $2,510,900,000,000
1988 $2,759,550,000,000
1989 $2,855,050,000,000
1990 $3,272,590,000,000
1991 $3,518,150,000,000
1992 $3,815,520,000,000
1993 $3,792,250,000,000
1994 $3,994,660,000,000
1995 $4,399,440,000,000
1996 $4,411,130,000,000
1997 $4,254,220,000,000
1998 $4,262,270,000,000
1999 $4,486,190,000,000
2000 $4,534,080,000,000
2001 $4,605,210,000,000
2002 $4,940,770,000,000
2003 $5,647,150,000,000
2004 $6,264,290,000,000
2005 $6,591,980,000,000
2006 $6,920,360,000,000
2007 $7,571,660,000,000
2008 $8,315,340,000,000
2009 $8,339,800,000,000
2010 $8,596,060,000,000
2011 $9,127,080,000,000
2012 $8,998,480,000,000
2013 $9,030,050,000,000
2014 $9,137,100,000,000
2015 $8,453,920,000,000
2016 $8,593,070,000,000
2017 $8,867,920,000,000
2018 $9,419,650,000,000
2019 $9,531,940,000,000
2020 $10,046,000,000,000

General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2010 US$)

The latest value for General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2010 US$) in High income was 9,142,070,000,000 as of 2020. Over the past 50 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 9,142,070,000,000 in 2020 and 3,299,170,000,000 in 1970.

Definition: General government final consumption expenditure (formerly general government consumption) includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees). It also includes most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. Data are in constant 2010 U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1970 3,299,170,000,000
1971 3,398,520,000,000
1972 3,493,510,000,000
1973 3,585,390,000,000
1974 3,693,330,000,000
1975 3,864,930,000,000
1976 3,941,690,000,000
1977 4,028,560,000,000
1978 4,157,230,000,000
1979 4,250,130,000,000
1980 4,358,750,000,000
1981 4,476,750,000,000
1982 4,567,770,000,000
1983 4,681,120,000,000
1984 4,764,320,000,000
1985 4,918,660,000,000
1986 5,070,480,000,000
1987 5,195,500,000,000
1988 5,312,980,000,000
1989 5,433,490,000,000
1990 5,595,780,000,000
1991 5,745,470,000,000
1992 5,847,420,000,000
1993 5,904,200,000,000
1994 5,965,440,000,000
1995 6,030,420,000,000
1996 6,110,950,000,000
1997 6,198,640,000,000
1998 6,327,620,000,000
1999 6,490,530,000,000
2000 6,640,390,000,000
2001 6,839,590,000,000
2002 7,041,940,000,000
2003 7,185,520,000,000
2004 7,313,100,000,000
2005 7,427,940,000,000
2006 7,563,820,000,000
2007 7,710,630,000,000
2008 7,892,500,000,000
2009 8,144,910,000,000
2010 8,217,840,000,000
2011 8,208,170,000,000
2012 8,228,720,000,000
2013 8,251,290,000,000
2014 8,327,770,000,000
2015 8,453,920,000,000
2016 8,579,090,000,000
2017 8,665,830,000,000
2018 8,797,060,000,000
2019 8,999,899,000,000
2020 9,142,070,000,000

General government final consumption expenditure (annual % growth)

The value for General government final consumption expenditure (annual % growth) in High income was 1.58 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 4.65 in 1975 and a minimum value of -0.12 in 2011.

Definition: Annual percentage growth of general government final consumption expenditure based on constant local currency. Aggregates are based on constant 2010 U.S. dollars. General government final consumption expenditure (general government consumption) includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees). It also includes most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1971 3.01
1972 2.79
1973 2.63
1974 3.01
1975 4.65
1976 1.99
1977 2.20
1978 3.19
1979 2.23
1980 2.56
1981 2.71
1982 2.03
1983 2.48
1984 1.78
1985 3.24
1986 3.09
1987 2.47
1988 2.26
1989 2.27
1990 2.99
1991 2.68
1992 1.77
1993 0.97
1994 1.04
1995 1.09
1996 1.34
1997 1.43
1998 2.08
1999 2.57
2000 2.31
2001 3.00
2002 2.96
2003 2.04
2004 1.78
2005 1.57
2006 1.83
2007 1.94
2008 2.36
2009 3.20
2010 0.90
2011 -0.12
2012 0.25
2013 0.27
2014 0.93
2015 1.51
2016 1.48
2017 1.01
2018 1.51
2019 2.31
2020 1.58

General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP)

General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) in High income was 18.79 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 19.20 in 2009, while its lowest value was 16.36 in 2000.

Definition: General government final consumption expenditure (formerly general government consumption) includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees). It also includes most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1970 16.66
1971 16.99
1972 16.90
1973 16.53
1974 17.07
1975 18.17
1976 17.74
1977 17.59
1978 17.45
1979 17.32
1980 17.69
1981 17.79
1982 18.25
1983 18.11
1984 17.52
1985 17.51
1986 17.57
1987 17.56
1988 17.14
1989 16.95
1990 17.28
1991 17.56
1992 17.70
1993 17.46
1994 17.09
1995 16.95
1996 16.85
1997 16.53
1998 16.50
1999 16.53
2000 16.36
2001 16.79
2002 17.27
2003 17.62
2004 17.56
2005 17.48
2006 17.38
2007 17.39
2008 17.95
2009 19.20
2010 18.89
2011 18.58
2012 18.31
2013 18.15
2014 17.97
2015 17.59
2016 17.50
2017 17.27
2018 17.26
2019 17.32
2020 18.79

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts