Final consumption expenditure in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Final consumption expenditure was 4.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Final consumption expenditure in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), 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 (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 4.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 39.1% on the previous year and up 57.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, final consumption expenditure in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 6.6% in 2006 and was at its lowest, -0.2%, in 2020.
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 14th 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 (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 1.7% | — |
| 1995 | 3.9% | +128.8% |
| 1996 | 3.7% | -5.0% |
| 1997 | 3.4% | -7.5% |
| 1998 | 3.4% | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 2.8% | -16.0% |
| 2000 | 2.1% | -26.1% |
| 2001 | 4.0% | +91.4% |
| 2002 | 3.1% | -22.7% |
| 2003 | 4.3% | +38.9% |
| 2004 | 5.1% | +20.3% |
| 2005 | 5.5% | +7.7% |
| 2006 | 6.6% | +19.4% |
| 2007 | 5.6% | -16.0% |
| 2008 | 3.7% | -34.2% |
| 2009 | 2.9% | -21.5% |
| 2010 | 5.4% | +87.1% |
| 2011 | 4.5% | -16.9% |
| 2012 | 4.3% | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 5.2% | +20.4% |
| 2014 | 2.9% | -45.0% |
| 2015 | 2.7% | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 2.1% | -23.5% |
| 2017 | 3.6% | +73.8% |
| 2018 | 2.9% | -19.1% |
| 2019 | 2.7% | -9.3% |
| 2020 | -0.2% | -108.9% |
| 2021 | 5.2% | -2282.8% |
| 2022 | 4.1% | -20.5% |
| 2023 | 3.1% | -23.7% |
| 2024 | 3.1% | -1.3% |
| 2025 | 4.3% | +39.1% |
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% | 5.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
More economy & growth data for Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Services, value added 1.11 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 202.74 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 3.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 554.02 billion current US$ (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 478.12 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 4.1% (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 25.1% (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.522 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita 1,562 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9339 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is final consumption expenditure in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Final consumption expenditure in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.6% in 2006.
- What is the lowest final consumption expenditure recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.2% in 2020.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for final consumption expenditure?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 14th out of 42 groups with data for 2025.
- Is final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.