Annual growth of households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Annual growth of households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure was 3.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Annual growth of households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in Sub-Saharan Africa, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa recorded 3.6% for annual growth of households and npishs final consumption expenditure in 2024.
That represents a change of down 29.2% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual growth of households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 7.5% in 2006 and was at its lowest, -0.5%, in 2020.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa 17th out of 35 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Annual growth of households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.8% | — |
| 2001 | 3.7% | +29.9% |
| 2002 | 3.0% | -19.4% |
| 2003 | 4.3% | +47.0% |
| 2004 | 4.8% | +10.1% |
| 2005 | 6.5% | +34.6% |
| 2006 | 7.5% | +15.9% |
| 2007 | 5.8% | -22.3% |
| 2008 | 3.3% | -42.9% |
| 2009 | 2.3% | -30.2% |
| 2010 | 5.6% | +142.0% |
| 2011 | 4.8% | -14.9% |
| 2012 | 5.2% | +8.5% |
| 2013 | 4.8% | -7.6% |
| 2014 | 3.3% | -30.2% |
| 2015 | 3.6% | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 2.3% | -35.8% |
| 2017 | 4.5% | +95.9% |
| 2018 | 3.8% | -14.1% |
| 2019 | 3.0% | -22.0% |
| 2020 | -0.5% | -115.0% |
| 2021 | 6.1% | -1460.1% |
| 2022 | 4.8% | -22.4% |
| 2023 | 5.0% | +5.5% |
| 2024 | 3.6% | -29.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual growth of households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in Sub-Saharan Africa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +1460.1% | -0.5% | 6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.4% | 2.3% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 2.3% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.8% | -0.5% | 6.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 14 Cabo Verde 9.1% compare
- 15 Tajikistan 9.0% compare
- 16 Lesotho 9.0% compare
- 17 Somalia 8.8% compare
- 18 Nicaragua 8.6% compare
- 19 Tonga 8.4% compare
- 20 San Marino 8.3% compare
More economy & growth data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2144 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 398.55 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2382 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 3.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per capita 384.35 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2297 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 8.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 358.68 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,874 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 10.5 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual growth of households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Annual growth of households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Sub-Saharan Africa was 3.6% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest annual growth of households and npishs final consumption expenditure recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 7.5% in 2006.
- What is the lowest annual growth of households and npishs final consumption expenditure recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.5% in 2020.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for annual growth of households and npishs final consumption expenditure?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 17th out of 35 groups with data for 2024.
- Is annual growth of households and npishs final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Annual growth of households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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