Final consumption expenditure in China
China: Final consumption expenditure was 4.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Final consumption expenditure in China, 1996–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
China recorded 4.5% for final consumption expenditure in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.6% on the previous year and down 48.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, final consumption expenditure in China peaked at 12.3% in 2007 and was at its lowest, -0.2%, in 2020.
China ranks 51st of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Final consumption expenditure in China, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 10.5% | — |
| 1997 | 6.7% | -36.1% |
| 1998 | 9.0% | +33.1% |
| 1999 | 11.7% | +30.8% |
| 2000 | 11.2% | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 6.8% | -39.0% |
| 2002 | 8.9% | +30.2% |
| 2003 | 6.1% | -30.8% |
| 2004 | 7.5% | +22.2% |
| 2005 | 11.5% | +53.4% |
| 2006 | 9.7% | -15.4% |
| 2007 | 12.3% | +26.0% |
| 2008 | 7.9% | -35.8% |
| 2009 | 10.0% | +27.5% |
| 2010 | 9.4% | -6.8% |
| 2011 | 11.6% | +23.9% |
| 2012 | 7.9% | -32.0% |
| 2013 | 7.1% | -9.8% |
| 2014 | 7.8% | +9.2% |
| 2015 | 8.8% | +13.6% |
| 2016 | 8.2% | -7.2% |
| 2017 | 6.9% | -16.1% |
| 2018 | 7.9% | +15.2% |
| 2019 | 6.2% | -21.1% |
| 2020 | -0.2% | -102.8% |
| 2021 | 9.2% | -5349.2% |
| 2022 | 2.8% | -70.2% |
| 2023 | 8.3% | +201.2% |
| 2024 | 4.1% | -51.1% |
| 2025 | 4.5% | +11.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.5% | 6.7% | 11.7% | 4 |
| 2000s | 9.2% | 6.1% | 12.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.2% | 6.2% | 11.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.8% | -0.2% | 9.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near China
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- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.46 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.31 Percent per annum (2029)
- GNI (current LCU), annual growth rate 4.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI (current LCU), per unit of GDP 7.15 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GNI (current LCU), per capita 99,084 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) (current US$), annual 11.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) (current LCU), annual 11.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Special drawing rights per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 0.1044 (2025)
- Domestic currency per Special drawing rights (End-of-period (EoP)) 9.58 (2025)
- Domestic currency per US dollar (End-of-period (EoP)) 6.99 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is final consumption expenditure in China?
- Final consumption expenditure in China was 4.5% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest final consumption expenditure recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 12.3% in 2007.
- What is the lowest final consumption expenditure recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.2% in 2020.
- How does China rank for final consumption expenditure?
- China ranks 51st out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is final consumption expenditure rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Final consumption expenditure (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.