Arab World - General government final consumption expenditure

General government final consumption expenditure (current US$)

The latest value for General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) in Arab World was $522,836,000,000 as of 2020. Over the past 52 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $522,836,000,000 in 2020 and $6,322,640,000 in 1968.

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.

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Year Value
1968 $6,322,640,000
1969 $7,073,256,000
1970 $7,819,260,000
1971 $9,012,422,000
1972 $10,788,110,000
1973 $13,431,870,000
1974 $18,595,880,000
1975 $26,310,390,000
1976 $34,554,780,000
1977 $39,678,190,000
1978 $50,565,390,000
1979 $62,289,240,000
1980 $72,823,860,000
1981 $90,674,730,000
1982 $102,072,000,000
1983 $104,902,000,000
1984 $102,071,000,000
1985 $101,141,000,000
1986 $106,300,000,000
1987 $110,639,000,000
1988 $102,131,000,000
1989 $106,170,000,000
1990 $111,078,000,000
1991 $102,112,000,000
1992 $104,344,000,000
1993 $94,230,710,000
1994 $93,031,410,000
1995 $97,413,010,000
1996 $106,283,000,000
1997 $117,680,000,000
1998 $119,977,000,000
1999 $121,283,000,000
2000 $135,299,000,000
2001 $138,511,000,000
2002 $139,276,000,000
2003 $147,603,000,000
2004 $174,234,000,000
2005 $196,705,000,000
2006 $221,006,000,000
2007 $252,330,000,000
2008 $292,382,000,000
2009 $313,309,000,000
2010 $351,956,000,000
2011 $393,895,000,000
2012 $428,795,000,000
2013 $473,414,000,000
2014 $520,306,000,000
2015 $503,081,000,000
2016 $466,217,000,000
2017 $459,554,000,000
2018 $492,758,000,000
2019 $506,637,000,000
2020 $522,836,000,000

General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2010 US$)

The latest value for General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2010 US$) in Arab World was 520,845,000,000 as of 2020. Over the past 20 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 520,845,000,000 in 2020 and 244,909,000,000 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. Data are in constant 2010 U.S. dollars.

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

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Year Value
2000 244,909,000,000
2001 252,058,000,000
2002 257,600,000,000
2003 267,486,000,000
2004 281,479,000,000
2005 294,995,000,000
2006 311,780,000,000
2007 318,349,000,000
2008 338,825,000,000
2009 358,946,000,000
2010 370,839,000,000
2011 423,503,000,000
2012 443,723,000,000
2013 485,052,000,000
2014 516,376,000,000
2015 503,081,000,000
2016 466,470,000,000
2017 482,643,000,000
2018 502,478,000,000
2019 516,875,000,000
2020 520,845,000,000

General government final consumption expenditure (annual % growth)

The value for General government final consumption expenditure (annual % growth) in Arab World was 0.77 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 14.20 in 2011 and a minimum value of -7.28 in 2016.

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.

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Year Value
2001 2.92
2002 2.20
2003 3.84
2004 5.23
2005 4.80
2006 5.69
2007 2.11
2008 6.43
2009 5.94
2010 3.31
2011 14.20
2012 4.77
2013 9.31
2014 6.46
2015 -2.57
2016 -7.28
2017 3.47
2018 4.11
2019 2.87
2020 0.77

General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP)

General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) in Arab World was 21.36 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 52 years was 25.68 in 1986, while its lowest value was 12.97 in 2008.

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.

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Year Value
1968 18.02
1969 18.50
1970 18.09
1971 18.05
1972 18.13
1973 17.80
1974 13.00
1975 16.63
1976 17.55
1977 17.45
1978 20.26
1979 18.36
1980 15.86
1981 19.09
1982 22.89
1983 25.02
1984 23.97
1985 23.80
1986 25.68
1987 24.58
1988 23.93
1989 23.58
1990 17.84
1991 23.27
1992 22.02
1993 19.52
1994 18.32
1995 17.52
1996 17.30
1997 17.77
1998 18.62
1999 17.01
2000 16.58
2001 17.35
2002 17.34
2003 16.62
2004 16.50
2005 15.16
2006 14.41
2007 14.10
2008 12.97
2009 15.87
2010 15.23
2011 15.74
2012 15.65
2013 16.91
2014 18.37
2015 20.42
2016 19.33
2017 18.63
2018 18.04
2019 18.25
2020 21.36

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts