India vs Low income: Final consumption expenditure
Final consumption expenditure over time
- India
- Low income
How they compare
India currently reports 7.5% against 4.1% in Low income, a difference of 3.4%.
That makes India's figure about 1.8 times Low income's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1994 it was India ahead.
India ranks 20th and Low income ranks 20th of 175 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Low income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.1% | 2.3% | 3.8% | India |
| 2000s | 5.3% | 5.2% | 0.1% | India |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 1.9% | 4.7% | India |
| 2020s | 5.1% | 1.9% | 3.2% | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher final consumption expenditure, India or Low income?
- India, at 7.5% against 4.1% in Low income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in final consumption expenditure between India and Low income?
- 3.4%, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Low income?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2025.
- How do India and Low income rank globally for final consumption expenditure?
- India ranks 20th and Low income ranks 20th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as Final consumption expenditure (annual % growth). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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. Final consumption expenditure can be measured for households, general government, the central bank and non-profit institutions serving households. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.