Final consumption expenditure plus discrepancy, per capita (current US$) by country
Final consumption expenditure (formerly total consumption) is the sum of household final consumption expenditure (private consumption) and general government final consumption expenditure (general government consumption). This estimate includes any statistical discrepancy in the use of resources relative to the...
What the numbers show
Final consumption expenditure plus discrepancy, per capita (current US$) is currently reported for 50 countries. The highest value is 11,230 current US$ in Equatorial Guinea; the lowest is 156.27 current US$ in Somalia.
The median across all reporting countries is 774.47 current US$, and the mean is 1,817 current US$.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 72.
Over the past decade 49 countries rose and 1 fell. The largest increase was in Equatorial Guinea (up 3,249.7%), and the largest decrease in Guinea-Bissau (down 14.7%).
Final consumption expenditure plus discrepancy, per capita: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Equatorial Guinea | 11,230 current US$ | 2011 | up 3,249.7% | volatile |
| 2 | Mauritius | 7,601 current US$ | 2011 | up 174.0% | volatile |
| 3 | South Africa | 6,527 current US$ | 2011 | up 206.7% | volatile |
| 4 | Botswana | 6,301 current US$ | 2011 | up 185.3% | volatile |
| 5 | Gabon | 4,917 current US$ | 2011 | up 172.8% | rising |
| 6 | Libya | 4,876 current US$ | 2008 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 7 | Namibia | 4,728 current US$ | 2011 | up 206.6% | rising |
| 8 | Eswatini | 3,776 current US$ | 2011 | up 214.5% | volatile |
| 9 | Tunisia | 3,618 current US$ | 2011 | up 104.0% | volatile |
| 10 | Cape Verde | 3,563 current US$ | 2011 | up 179.2% | volatile |
| 11 | Angola | 3,559 current US$ | 2011 | up 1,213.2% | volatile |
| 12 | Morocco | 2,439 current US$ | 2011 | up 146.5% | volatile |
| 13 | Egypt | 2,423 current US$ | 2011 | up 97.4% | volatile |
| 14 | Algeria | 2,250 current US$ | 2010 | up 127.3% | volatile |
| 15 | Ghana | 1,485 current US$ | 2011 | up 489.9% | volatile |
| 16 | Lesotho | 1,452 current US$ | 2011 | up 181.3% | volatile |
| 17 | Sudan | 1,419 current US$ | 2011 | up 294.2% | volatile |
| 18 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1,078 current US$ | 2011 | up 114.6% | rising |
| 19 | Cameroon | 1,064 current US$ | 2011 | up 118.4% | rising |
| 20 | Senegal | 997.38 current US$ | 2011 | up 120.1% | rising |
| 21 | Zambia | 941.06 current US$ | 2011 | up 176.7% | volatile |
| 22 | Comoros | 905.73 current US$ | 2009 | up 109.8% | rising |
| 23 | Zimbabwe | 875.59 current US$ | 2011 | up 85.2% | rising |
| 24 | Djibouti | 834.07 current US$ | 2007 | up 8.4% | falling |
| 25 | Congo | 775.47 current US$ | 2011 | up 80.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Kenya | 773.46 current US$ | 2011 | up 109.3% | volatile |
| 27 | Benin | 756.24 current US$ | 2011 | up 128.9% | volatile |
| 28 | Mauritania | 740.49 current US$ | 2011 | up 65.9% | volatile |
| 29 | Mali | 602.16 current US$ | 2011 | up 210.1% | volatile |
| 30 | Togo | 579.86 current US$ | 2011 | up 116.4% | volatile |
| 31 | Rwanda | 569.15 current US$ | 2011 | up 181.6% | volatile |
| 32 | Liberia | 527.05 current US$ | 2011 | up 208.9% | rising |
| 33 | Burkina Faso | 513.91 current US$ | 2011 | up 130.9% | volatile |
| 34 | Gambia | 501.15 current US$ | 2011 | up 5.7% | volatile |
| 35 | Guinea | 499.24 current US$ | 2011 | up 75.7% | flat |
| 36 | Mozambique | 492 current US$ | 2011 | up 137.2% | rising |
| 37 | Central African Republic | 484.46 current US$ | 2011 | up 104.1% | volatile |
| 38 | Sierra Leone | 480.91 current US$ | 2011 | up 76.0% | rising |
| 39 | Tanzania | 426.11 current US$ | 2011 | up 65.0% | rising |
| 40 | Uganda | 419.89 current US$ | 2011 | up 93.2% | volatile |
| 41 | Chad | 409.63 current US$ | 2010 | up 157.3% | rising |
| 42 | Madagascar | 384 current US$ | 2009 | up 65.7% | rising |
| 43 | Malawi | 345 current US$ | 2011 | up 140.8% | volatile |
| 44 | Eritrea | 325.21 current US$ | 2007 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 45 | Ethiopia | 319.31 current US$ | 2011 | up 196.0% | rising |
| 46 | Burundi | 298.24 current US$ | 2011 | up 121.3% | rising |
| 47 | Niger | 226.92 current US$ | 2005 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 48 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 206.09 current US$ | 2011 | up 132.8% | falling |
| 49 | Guinea-Bissau | 176.46 current US$ | 2002 | down 14.7% | rising |
| 50 | Somalia | 156.27 current US$ | 1990 | up 47.6% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- North Africa 2,633 current US$
- Africa 1,320 current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa 1,079 current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 1,069 current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria 775.16 current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa 757.58 current US$
About this data
Final consumption expenditure (formerly total consumption) is the sum of household final consumption expenditure (private consumption) and general government final consumption expenditure (general government consumption). This estimate includes any statistical discrepancy in the use of resources relative to the supply of resources. Data are in current U.S. dollars.