Final consumption expenditure in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Final consumption expenditure was 4.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Final consumption expenditure in Low & middle income, 1996–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
In 2025, final consumption expenditure in Low & middle income stood at 4.4%.
That represents a change of up 7.1% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, final consumption expenditure in Low & middle income peaked at 7.7% in 2007 and was at its lowest, -2.0%, in 2020.
Low & middle income ranks 12th of 40 groups 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 Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 5.5% | — |
| 1997 | 4.9% | -11.4% |
| 1998 | 3.5% | -28.6% |
| 1999 | 4.3% | +23.6% |
| 2000 | 5.5% | +27.7% |
| 2001 | 3.3% | -41.1% |
| 2002 | 3.9% | +19.7% |
| 2003 | 4.3% | +9.1% |
| 2004 | 5.8% | +36.9% |
| 2005 | 7.0% | +20.4% |
| 2006 | 6.7% | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 7.7% | +15.0% |
| 2008 | 5.3% | -31.5% |
| 2009 | 4.5% | -15.6% |
| 2010 | 6.8% | +51.2% |
| 2011 | 7.4% | +9.7% |
| 2012 | 5.4% | -26.6% |
| 2013 | 5.2% | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 4.7% | -10.6% |
| 2015 | 4.8% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 4.7% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 4.9% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 5.2% | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 4.1% | -20.7% |
| 2020 | -2.0% | -148.8% |
| 2021 | 7.7% | -483.2% |
| 2022 | 4.4% | -42.7% |
| 2023 | 5.7% | +30.5% |
| 2024 | 4.1% | -27.7% |
| 2025 | 4.4% | +7.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.6% | 3.5% | 5.5% | 4 |
| 2000s | 5.4% | 3.3% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.3% | 4.1% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.1% | -2.0% | 7.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
More economy & growth data for Low & middle income
- Services, value added 23.90 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.4% (2025)
- Trade in services 8.2% (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 20.1% (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 13.41 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 12.99 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 4.2% (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 32.3% (2025)
- GDP 41.48 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Inflation, GDP deflator 4.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is final consumption expenditure in Low & middle income?
- Final consumption expenditure in Low & middle income was 4.4% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest final consumption expenditure recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 7.7% in 2007.
- What is the lowest final consumption expenditure recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.0% in 2020.
- How does Low & middle income rank for final consumption expenditure?
- Low & middle income ranks 12th out of 40 groups with data for 2025.
- Is final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low & middle income 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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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.