Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure in Belgium
Belgium: Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure was 1.7% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure in Belgium, 1971–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
In 2025, households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Belgium stood at 1.7%.
The figure is down 16.1% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Belgium peaked at 8.1% in 1973 and was at its lowest, -7.2%, in 2020.
Belgium ranks 130th of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure in Belgium, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 4.9% | — |
| 1972 | 5.9% | +20.3% |
| 1973 | 8.1% | +37.7% |
| 1974 | 2.8% | -65.6% |
| 1975 | 0.9% | -69.5% |
| 1976 | 5.1% | +494.1% |
| 1977 | 2.6% | -48.2% |
| 1978 | 2.5% | -5.1% |
| 1979 | 5.1% | +105.6% |
| 1980 | -0.8% | -115.8% |
| 1981 | 0.4% | -151.4% |
| 1982 | 2.4% | +483.5% |
| 1983 | -0.2% | -106.2% |
| 1984 | 0.4% | -345.7% |
| 1985 | 2.7% | +633.9% |
| 1986 | 2.7% | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 1.7% | -36.2% |
| 1988 | 3.3% | +91.2% |
| 1989 | 3.3% | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 3.2% | -4.0% |
| 1991 | 3.0% | -4.9% |
| 1992 | 1.9% | -36.8% |
| 1993 | -0.4% | -123.5% |
| 1994 | 2.4% | -634.2% |
| 1995 | 1.6% | -34.2% |
| 1996 | 2.0% | +24.6% |
| 1997 | 1.5% | -21.9% |
| 1998 | 3.1% | +104.7% |
| 1999 | 2.1% | -32.7% |
| 2000 | 2.8% | +33.3% |
| 2001 | 0.9% | -66.5% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | -35.2% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | +17.4% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | +48.3% |
| 2005 | 1.4% | +35.7% |
| 2006 | 1.8% | +22.9% |
| 2007 | 2.1% | +17.9% |
| 2008 | 1.4% | -34.3% |
| 2009 | 1.5% | +12.4% |
| 2010 | 3.8% | +145.7% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | -84.0% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | +129.1% |
| 2013 | 1.3% | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | -25.0% |
| 2015 | 1.6% | +63.6% |
| 2016 | 1.6% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 1.9% | +18.8% |
| 2018 | 1.6% | -15.6% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | -10.3% |
| 2020 | -7.2% | -597.2% |
| 2021 | 5.6% | -177.5% |
| 2022 | 3.7% | -34.1% |
| 2023 | 1.1% | -70.9% |
| 2024 | 2.0% | +89.7% |
| 2025 | 1.7% | -16.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.2% | 0.9% | 8.1% | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.6% | -0.8% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.0% | -0.4% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 0.6% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 0.6% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | -7.2% | 5.6% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Belgium
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.04 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.25 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 13.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2575 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 15,641 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate 8.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.2279 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 13,842 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 0.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1743 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Belgium?
- Households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Belgium was 1.7% 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 Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 8.1% in 1973.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.2% in 2020.
- How does Belgium rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure?
- Belgium ranks 130th out of 177 countries with data for 2025.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belgium 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.