Data for 1990

General Government Consumption, 1990

Name: General Government Consumption, 1990
Creator: World Bank Group
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1990, as World Bank Group’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

General Government Consumption, 1990 covers 135 countries. Nicaragua is highest, at 43.479; Dominican Republic is lowest, at 2.926. The middle country reads 16.170. Against 1989, 123 values changed (59 up, 64 down), 12 countries joined.

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General Government Consumption · Data for 1990

HighestNicaragua

43.479

LowestDominican Republic

2.926

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end.

135countries
1measure
1990the year it describes
135distinct values14 decimals, as published
Sep 10, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 4.0licence

01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of General Government Consumption, 1990, as published. World Bank Group ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.

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General Government Consumption, 1990: every country, as published by World Bank Group.
derived
1	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	43.479
2	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	38.749
3	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	32.853
4	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	31.002
5	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	29.768
6	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	29.016
7	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	27.604
8	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	27.495
9	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	26.969
10	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	26.771
11	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	25.187
12	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	25.000
13	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	24.833
14	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	24.398
15	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	24.353
16	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	24.137
17	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	24.045
18	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	23.912
19	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	23.788
20	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	23.754
21	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	23.471
22	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	23.333
23	Canada`CAN`Northern America	22.618
24	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	22.000
25	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	21.589
26	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	21.567
27	France`FRA`Western Europe	21.527
28	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	21.295
29	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	21.057
30	Niger`NER`Western Africa	20.935
31	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	20.870
32	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	20.785
33	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	20.360
34	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	20.217
35	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	19.661
36	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	19.554
37	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	19.446
38	Brazil`BRA`South America	19.291
39	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	19.238
40	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	19.189
41	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	19.131
42	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	18.872
43	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	18.642
44	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	18.536
45	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	18.447
46	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	18.306
47	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	18.273
48	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	18.184
49	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	18.160
50	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	18.125
51	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	17.730
52	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	17.618
53	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	17.599
54	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	17.589
55	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	17.569
56	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	17.495
57	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	17.338
58	Panama`PAN`Central America	17.277
59	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	17.160
60	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	17.119
61	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	17.088
62	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	16.955
63	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	16.800
64	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	16.527
65	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	16.357
66	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	16.230
67	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	16.213
68	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	16.170
69	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	16.067
70	United States`USA`Northern America	15.901
71	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	15.698
72	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	15.575
73	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	15.547
74	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	15.380
75	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	15.194
76	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	15.137
77	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	15.056
78	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	14.479
79	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	14.349
80	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	13.824
81	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	13.794
82	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	13.747
83	Guyana`GUY`South America	13.616
84	Honduras`HND`Central America	13.473
85	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	13.402
86	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	13.377
87	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	13.323
88	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	13.034
89	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	12.859
90	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	12.834
91	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	12.751
92	Colombia`COL`South America	12.452
93	Ecuador`ECU`South America	12.302
94	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	12.240
95	Uruguay`URY`South America	12.097
96	Bolivia`BOL`South America	11.755
97	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	11.378
98	India`IND`Southern Asia	11.285
99	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	11.045
100	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	10.982
101	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	10.961
102	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	10.955
103	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	10.876
104	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	10.846
105	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	10.816
106	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	10.608
107	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	10.356
108	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	10.291
109	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	10.180
110	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	10.046
111	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	10.023
112	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	9.881
113	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	9.760
114	Chile`CHL`South America	9.670
115	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	9.614
116	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	9.534
117	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	9.515
118	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	9.405
119	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	9.400
120	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	9.312
121	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	8.663
122	Mexico`MEX`Central America	8.431
123	Venezuela`VEN`South America	8.144
124	Belize`BLZ`Central America	8.131
125	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	7.800
126	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	7.513
127	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	7.511
128	Peru`PER`South America	7.274
129	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	6.837
130	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	6.584
131	Paraguay`PRY`South America	6.165
132	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	5.780
133	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	4.053
134	Argentina`ARG`South America	3.135
135	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	2.926

02In 1990

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Nicaragua43.479
2Kuwait38.749
3Qatar32.853
4Cuba31.002
5Mauritania29.768

Lowest

135Dominican Republic2.926
134Argentina3.135
133Bangladesh4.053
132Sudan5.780
131Paraguay6.165

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 16.170. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031989 → 1990

Since 1989

What changed between 1989 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+12 / −0countries joined / left
123values changed, of 123 in both
59 · 64rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Nicaragua26.697 → 43.479+16.782
Kuwait25.397 → 38.749+13.352
Albania9.132 → 19.189+10.057
Benin11.084 → 17.569+6.485
Kyrgyzstan19.733 → 25.000+5.267

Fell most

Iraq29.352 → 10.982−18.370
Qatar38.808 → 32.853−5.955
Seychelles32.537 → 26.969−5.569
Chad15.046 → 10.046−5.000
Saudi Arabia33.596 → 29.016−4.579

+ Armenia

+ Azerbaijan

+ Belarus

+ Czechia

+ Libya

+ North Macedonia

+ New Caledonia

+ Romania

+ Slovakia

+ Slovenia

+ Tanzania

+ Yemen

Both years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

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What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

How values are stored

One year of the 2026 release
Every year in this series comes from World Bank Group’s 2026 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 1990.
The position is ours
World Bank Group publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 135 countries has every column.

05The files

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World Bank Group (1990). General Government Consumption, 1990 [data set], describing 1990. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/government-consumption/1990

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