Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure in Australia
Australia: Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure was 1.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure in Australia, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
Australia recorded 1.1% for households and npishs final consumption expenditure in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.2% on the previous year and down 57.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Australia peaked at 7.0% in 1964 and was at its lowest, -3.3%, in 2020.
Australia ranks 146th of 177 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure in Australia, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.2% | — |
| 1962 | 2.5% | +13.7% |
| 1963 | 5.4% | +116.8% |
| 1964 | 7.0% | +29.2% |
| 1965 | 5.0% | -29.1% |
| 1966 | 2.9% | -41.2% |
| 1967 | 5.1% | +74.5% |
| 1968 | 5.0% | -3.1% |
| 1969 | 5.3% | +7.3% |
| 1970 | 6.1% | +14.9% |
| 1971 | 3.9% | -36.6% |
| 1972 | 3.6% | -7.4% |
| 1973 | 4.7% | +30.5% |
| 1974 | 6.3% | +33.9% |
| 1975 | 4.8% | -22.9% |
| 1976 | 0.8% | -84.0% |
| 1977 | 5.3% | +584.4% |
| 1978 | 2.0% | -62.9% |
| 1979 | 1.5% | -23.0% |
| 1980 | 1.8% | +18.5% |
| 1981 | 3.3% | +82.2% |
| 1982 | 5.6% | +70.6% |
| 1983 | 2.4% | -57.1% |
| 1984 | 1.0% | -57.3% |
| 1985 | 0.4% | -59.5% |
| 1986 | 5.0% | +1099.4% |
| 1987 | 2.0% | -59.3% |
| 1988 | 3.2% | +59.4% |
| 1989 | 4.6% | +44.4% |
| 1990 | 4.3% | -6.9% |
| 1991 | 1.0% | -77.2% |
| 1992 | 2.4% | +141.1% |
| 1993 | 1.9% | -19.7% |
| 1994 | 2.2% | +13.4% |
| 1995 | 4.4% | +104.4% |
| 1996 | 3.4% | -23.4% |
| 1997 | 2.9% | -15.1% |
| 1998 | 5.1% | +78.6% |
| 1999 | 5.6% | +8.5% |
| 2000 | 4.2% | -24.6% |
| 2001 | 3.3% | -20.8% |
| 2002 | 2.9% | -12.0% |
| 2003 | 4.3% | +46.4% |
| 2004 | 5.3% | +23.8% |
| 2005 | 4.5% | -14.4% |
| 2006 | 3.3% | -27.0% |
| 2007 | 5.3% | +60.1% |
| 2008 | 4.9% | -8.3% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | -91.4% |
| 2010 | 3.5% | +728.8% |
| 2011 | 4.0% | +15.4% |
| 2012 | 3.0% | -26.6% |
| 2013 | 2.0% | -31.6% |
| 2014 | 2.3% | +13.8% |
| 2015 | 2.6% | +13.0% |
| 2016 | 2.7% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 2.5% | -7.4% |
| 2018 | 2.8% | +14.1% |
| 2019 | 1.7% | -40.0% |
| 2020 | -3.3% | -293.2% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | -122.0% |
| 2022 | 4.3% | +497.0% |
| 2023 | 6.6% | +53.0% |
| 2024 | 1.0% | -84.2% |
| 2025 | 1.1% | +6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.5% | 2.2% | 7.0% | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.9% | 0.8% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.9% | 0.4% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.3% | 1.0% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.8% | 0.4% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 1.7% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | -3.3% | 6.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More economy & growth data for Australia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.36 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.26 Percent per annum (2029)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 2.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2266 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 14,756 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 4.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.3501 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 22,800 current LCU per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 3.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2211 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Australia?
- Households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Australia was 1.1% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest households and npishs final consumption expenditure recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.0% in 1964.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.3% in 2020.
- How does Australia rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure?
- Australia ranks 146th out of 177 countries with data for 2025.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This field includes expenditure on goods and services by the Household and NPISH sector for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.