Economic Outlook No 115 — Private final consumption expenditure in OECD
OECD: Economic Outlook No 115 — Private final consumption expenditure was 39.35 trillion in 2025. ▲ Rising
Economic Outlook No 115 — Private final consumption expenditure in OECD, 1960–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Analysis
In 2025, economic outlook no 115 — private final consumption expenditure in OECD stood at 39.35 trillion. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, economic outlook no 115 — private final consumption expenditure in OECD peaked at 39.35 trillion in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5.71 trillion, in 1960.
OECD ranks 6th of 38 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Economic Outlook No 115 — Private final consumption expenditure in OECD, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5.71 trillion | — |
| 1961 | 5.95 trillion | +4.2% |
| 1962 | 6.27 trillion | +5.4% |
| 1963 | 6.61 trillion | +5.5% |
| 1964 | 6.99 trillion | +5.8% |
| 1965 | 7.37 trillion | +5.5% |
| 1966 | 7.77 trillion | +5.3% |
| 1967 | 8.10 trillion | +4.2% |
| 1968 | 8.56 trillion | +5.7% |
| 1969 | 9.02 trillion | +5.4% |
| 1970 | 9.43 trillion | +4.5% |
| 1971 | 9.86 trillion | +4.6% |
| 1972 | 10.45 trillion | +6.0% |
| 1973 | 11.03 trillion | +5.5% |
| 1974 | 11.11 trillion | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 11.41 trillion | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 11.93 trillion | +4.6% |
| 1977 | 12.38 trillion | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 12.89 trillion | +4.1% |
| 1979 | 13.35 trillion | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 13.53 trillion | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 13.69 trillion | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 13.91 trillion | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 14.33 trillion | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 14.82 trillion | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 15.38 trillion | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 15.98 trillion | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 16.54 trillion | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 17.22 trillion | +4.1% |
| 1989 | 17.86 trillion | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 18.45 trillion | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 18.70 trillion | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 19.23 trillion | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 19.62 trillion | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 20.18 trillion | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 20.64 trillion | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 21.30 trillion | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 22.03 trillion | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 22.75 trillion | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 23.66 trillion | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 24.65 trillion | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 25.20 trillion | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 25.76 trillion | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 26.37 trillion | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 27.14 trillion | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 27.95 trillion | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 28.70 trillion | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 29.44 trillion | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 29.55 trillion | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 29.15 trillion | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 29.83 trillion | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 30.30 trillion | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 30.63 trillion | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 31.11 trillion | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 31.72 trillion | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 32.54 trillion | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 33.26 trillion | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 34.09 trillion | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 34.81 trillion | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 35.35 trillion | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 33.51 trillion | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 35.80 trillion | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 37.28 trillion | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 37.96 trillion | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 38.65 trillion | +1.8% |
| 2025 | 39.35 trillion | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.23 trillion | 5.71 trillion | 9.02 trillion | 10 |
| 1970s | 11.38 trillion | 9.43 trillion | 13.35 trillion | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.33 trillion | 13.53 trillion | 17.86 trillion | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.66 trillion | 18.45 trillion | 23.66 trillion | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.39 trillion | 24.65 trillion | 29.55 trillion | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.36 trillion | 29.83 trillion | 35.35 trillion | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.09 trillion | 33.51 trillion | 39.35 trillion | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is economic outlook no 115 — private final consumption expenditure in OECD?
- Economic outlook no 115 — private final consumption expenditure in OECD was 39.35 trillion in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest economic outlook no 115 — private final consumption expenditure recorded in OECD?
- The highest recorded value was 39.35 trillion in 2025.
- What is the lowest economic outlook no 115 — private final consumption expenditure recorded in OECD?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.71 trillion in 1960.
- How does OECD rank for economic outlook no 115 — private final consumption expenditure?
- OECD ranks 6th out of 38 countries with data for 2025.
- Is economic outlook no 115 — private final consumption expenditure rising or falling in OECD?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Economic Outlook No 115 — Private final consumption expenditure, volume. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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May 2024 - The OECD Economic Outlook presents the OECD’s analysis of the major global economic trends and prospects for the next two years. The Outlook puts forward a consistent set of projections for output, employment, government spending, prices and current balances based on a review of each member country and of the induced effect on each of them on international developments. OECD (2024), OECD Economic Outlook No 115 (Edition 2024/1) EO115 Database documentation EO115 Last historical points gdp inflation cpi population unemployment real gdp gdp per capita employment OECD Economic Outlook website: https://www.oecd.org/economic-outlook/ Contact: eco.outlook@oecd.org Keywords: Outlook, forecasts, forecast, GDP