Final consumption expenditure in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Final consumption expenditure was 4.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Final consumption expenditure in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1994–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
In 2025, final consumption expenditure in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) stood at 4.3%.
The figure is up 39.6% on the previous year and up 57.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, final consumption expenditure in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 6.6% in 2006 and was at its lowest, -0.2%, in 2020.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 16th of 42 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Final consumption expenditure in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 1.7% | — |
| 1995 | 3.9% | +123.4% |
| 1996 | 3.7% | -4.8% |
| 1997 | 3.4% | -7.5% |
| 1998 | 3.4% | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 2.9% | -14.8% |
| 2000 | 2.1% | -25.9% |
| 2001 | 4.0% | +88.1% |
| 2002 | 3.1% | -22.5% |
| 2003 | 4.3% | +38.8% |
| 2004 | 5.1% | +20.1% |
| 2005 | 5.5% | +7.3% |
| 2006 | 6.6% | +19.5% |
| 2007 | 5.6% | -15.3% |
| 2008 | 3.6% | -34.9% |
| 2009 | 2.9% | -20.8% |
| 2010 | 5.4% | +86.7% |
| 2011 | 4.5% | -17.3% |
| 2012 | 4.3% | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 5.2% | +20.8% |
| 2014 | 2.8% | -45.6% |
| 2015 | 2.7% | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 2.1% | -24.2% |
| 2017 | 3.6% | +75.3% |
| 2018 | 2.9% | -19.3% |
| 2019 | 2.7% | -9.0% |
| 2020 | -0.2% | -109.0% |
| 2021 | 5.1% | -2260.7% |
| 2022 | 4.1% | -20.2% |
| 2023 | 3.1% | -23.8% |
| 2024 | 3.1% | -1.8% |
| 2025 | 4.3% | +39.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.1% | 1.7% | 3.9% | 6 |
| 2000s | 4.3% | 2.1% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 2.1% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.3% | -0.2% | 5.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- 13 Egypt 8.4% compare
- 14 Viet Nam 8.0% compare
- 15 Uzbekistan 7.9% compare
- 16 Rwanda 7.8% compare
- 17 Mauritania 7.8% compare
- 18 Solomon Islands 7.8% compare
- 19 Sao Tome and Principe 7.7% compare
More economy & growth data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2298 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,424 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 7.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.23 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 2,052 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 1.12 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,872 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 10.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2779 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is final consumption expenditure in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Final consumption expenditure in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 4.3% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest final consumption expenditure recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.6% in 2006.
- What is the lowest final consumption expenditure recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.2% in 2020.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for final consumption expenditure?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 16th out of 42 groups with data for 2025.
- Is final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high 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.