General government final consumption expenditure (current US$)
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. More info »
1970
1976
1983
1989
1995
2001
2008
2014
2020
-500,000,000,000
0
500,000,000,000
1,000,000,000,000
1,500,000,000,000
2,000,000,000,000
2,500,000,000,000
3,000,000,000,000
3,500,000,000,000
4,000,000,000,000
European Union
Data source: World Bank, World Development Indicators - Last updated January 1, 2020