Euro area vs United States: Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per capita (capita)
Euro area
37,260 current US$ per person
in 2025
United States
70,257 current US$ per person
in 2024
Euro area rank
5th
United States rank
5th
Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per capita (capita) over time
- Euro area
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 70,257 current US$ per person against 37,260 current US$ per person in Euro area, a difference of 32,997 current US$ per person.
That makes United States's figure about 1.9 times Euro area's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Euro area ranks 5th and United States ranks 5th of 43 groups.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Euro area | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3,501 current US$ per person | 6,102 current US$ per person | 2,600 current US$ per person | United States |
| 1980s | 7,795 current US$ per person | 13,758 current US$ per person | 5,963 current US$ per person | United States |
| 1990s | 15,737 current US$ per person | 22,727 current US$ per person | 6,990 current US$ per person | United States |
| 2000s | 22,669 current US$ per person | 35,268 current US$ per person | 12,599 current US$ per person | United States |
| 2010s | 28,453 current US$ per person | 46,265 current US$ per person | 17,812 current US$ per person | United States |
| 2020s | 31,444 current US$ per person | 62,443 current US$ per person | 30,999 current US$ per person | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher final consumption expenditure (current us$), per capita, Euro area or United States?
- United States, at 70,257 current US$ per person against 37,260 current US$ per person in Euro area as of 2024.
- What is the difference in final consumption expenditure (current us$), per capita between Euro area and United States?
- 32,997 current US$ per person, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and United States?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Euro area and United States rank globally for final consumption expenditure (current us$), per capita?
- Euro area ranks 5th and United States ranks 5th of 43 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per capita. 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 (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.