Final consumption expenditure in Euro area
Euro area: Final consumption expenditure was 1.5% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Final consumption expenditure in Euro area, 1971–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
The most recent figure for final consumption expenditure in Euro area is 1.5%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.9% on the previous year and down 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, final consumption expenditure in Euro area peaked at 5.2% in 1973 and was at its lowest, -5.3%, in 2020.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Final consumption expenditure in Euro area, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 5.2% | — |
| 1972 | 5.1% | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 5.2% | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 3.0% | -43.1% |
| 1975 | 2.9% | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 4.5% | +55.1% |
| 1977 | 3.3% | -26.5% |
| 1978 | 3.4% | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 3.8% | +11.2% |
| 1980 | 2.6% | -30.8% |
| 1981 | 1.4% | -48.5% |
| 1982 | 1.1% | -21.3% |
| 1983 | 1.2% | +11.4% |
| 1984 | 1.4% | +13.8% |
| 1985 | 2.2% | +65.2% |
| 1986 | 3.2% | +43.1% |
| 1987 | 3.5% | +7.8% |
| 1988 | 3.3% | -5.5% |
| 1989 | 2.9% | -10.2% |
| 1990 | 3.1% | +6.1% |
| 1991 | 2.7% | -12.5% |
| 1992 | 2.3% | -17.3% |
| 1993 | -0.1% | -105.1% |
| 1994 | 1.5% | -1415.0% |
| 1995 | 1.6% | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 1.9% | +19.5% |
| 1997 | 1.9% | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 3.0% | +53.3% |
| 1999 | 3.2% | +7.9% |
| 2000 | 3.0% | -6.7% |
| 2001 | 2.0% | -33.6% |
| 2002 | 1.4% | -31.3% |
| 2003 | 1.5% | +9.6% |
| 2004 | 1.7% | +11.9% |
| 2005 | 1.9% | +16.0% |
| 2006 | 2.2% | +11.1% |
| 2007 | 2.0% | -9.2% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | -59.2% |
| 2009 | -0.0% | -106.1% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | -1743.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -87.0% |
| 2012 | -0.9% | -928.2% |
| 2013 | -0.4% | -54.6% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | -334.7% |
| 2015 | 1.9% | +102.0% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 1.6% | -14.4% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | -17.7% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | +11.0% |
| 2020 | -5.3% | -450.7% |
| 2021 | 4.5% | -186.2% |
| 2022 | 4.1% | -9.9% |
| 2023 | 0.8% | -79.9% |
| 2024 | 1.7% | +101.6% |
| 2025 | 1.5% | -10.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.0% | 2.9% | 5.2% | 9 |
| 1980s | 2.3% | 1.1% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.1% | -0.1% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.6% | -0.0% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | -0.9% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | -5.3% | 4.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
- 1 Eritrea 393.6% compare
- 2 Kyrgyzstan 20.8% compare
- 3 Iraq 15.3% compare
- 4 Tajikistan 15.0% compare
- 5 United Arab Emirates 11.7% compare
More economy & growth data for Euro area
- Manufacturing, value added 14.1% (2025)
- Imports of goods and services 3.7% (2025)
- Imports of goods and services 44.7% (2025)
- External balance on goods and services 3.9% (2025)
- Trade 87.3% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 179.81 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.7% (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 2.54 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 2.04 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Services, value added 9.29 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is final consumption expenditure in Euro area?
- Final consumption expenditure in Euro area was 1.5% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest final consumption expenditure recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 5.2% in 1973.
- What is the lowest final consumption expenditure recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.3% in 2020.
- How does Euro area rank for final consumption expenditure?
- Euro area ranks 2nd out of 2 groups with data for 2025.
- Is final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Euro area 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.