Portugal vs South Africa: Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita growth

Portugal
2.5%
in 2025
South Africa
2.4%
in 2025
Portugal rank
81st
South Africa rank
83rd

Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita growth over time

  • Portugal
  • South Africa
-10-5051015196119932025

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 2.5% against 2.4% in South Africa, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Portugal ahead.

Portugal ranks 81st and South Africa ranks 83rd of 172 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 4 and South Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 3.2% 0.5% 2.7% Portugal
1980s 2.3% 0.1% 2.1% Portugal
1990s 3.3% 0.7% 2.6% Portugal
2000s 0.9% 2.9% 2.0% South Africa
2010s 0.9% 1.0% 0.1% South Africa
2020s 1.3% -0.2% 1.4% Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher households and npishs final consumption expenditure per capita growth, Portugal or South Africa?
Portugal, at 2.5% against 2.4% in South Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in households and npishs final consumption expenditure per capita growth between Portugal and South Africa?
0.1%, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and South Africa?
55 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
How do Portugal and South Africa rank globally for households and npishs final consumption expenditure per capita growth?
Portugal ranks 81st and South Africa ranks 83rd of 172 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita growth (annual %)
Unit
annual %
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
214 places, 8,736 data points, 1961–2025
Last refreshed

This field includes expenditure on goods and services by the Household and NPISH sector for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.