Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure in European Union
European Union: Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure was 2.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure in European Union, 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 European Union stood at 2.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.6% on the previous year and down 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure in European Union peaked at 5.1% in 1973 and was at its lowest, -7.1%, in 2020.
That places European Union 40th out of 42 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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 European Union, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 4.8% | — |
| 1972 | 4.9% | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 5.1% | +4.0% |
| 1974 | 2.2% | -56.7% |
| 1975 | 2.4% | +6.1% |
| 1976 | 4.8% | +104.0% |
| 1977 | 3.2% | -33.7% |
| 1978 | 2.9% | -9.6% |
| 1979 | 3.7% | +29.4% |
| 1980 | 2.1% | -43.6% |
| 1981 | 0.6% | -73.5% |
| 1982 | 0.8% | +45.5% |
| 1983 | 0.9% | +6.4% |
| 1984 | 1.4% | +64.2% |
| 1985 | 2.2% | +55.6% |
| 1986 | 3.7% | +66.4% |
| 1987 | 3.6% | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 3.4% | -3.5% |
| 1989 | 3.5% | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 3.1% | -11.4% |
| 1991 | 2.1% | -32.5% |
| 1992 | 1.9% | -10.0% |
| 1993 | -0.6% | -132.4% |
| 1994 | 1.8% | -389.2% |
| 1995 | 1.8% | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 2.2% | +23.8% |
| 1997 | 2.2% | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 3.3% | +50.6% |
| 1999 | 3.5% | +5.5% |
| 2000 | 3.1% | -11.1% |
| 2001 | 1.9% | -38.5% |
| 2002 | 1.3% | -30.9% |
| 2003 | 1.5% | +13.6% |
| 2004 | 2.1% | +37.9% |
| 2005 | 2.2% | +8.1% |
| 2006 | 2.4% | +7.9% |
| 2007 | 2.2% | -8.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | -75.5% |
| 2009 | -1.0% | -277.6% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | -201.7% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | -67.5% |
| 2012 | -0.9% | -381.5% |
| 2013 | -0.6% | -36.5% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | -297.6% |
| 2015 | 2.3% | +100.7% |
| 2016 | 2.1% | -8.1% |
| 2017 | 2.2% | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 1.9% | -16.7% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | -18.7% |
| 2020 | -7.1% | -571.6% |
| 2021 | 4.8% | -167.7% |
| 2022 | 5.0% | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | -93.1% |
| 2024 | 1.6% | +369.4% |
| 2025 | 2.0% | +21.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.8% | 2.2% | 5.1% | 9 |
| 1980s | 2.2% | 0.6% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.1% | -0.6% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.6% | -1.0% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | -0.9% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | -7.1% | 5.0% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for European Union
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 23,360 current US$ per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4961 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 7.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 33,955 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.7211 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 9.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5591 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 26,328 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.34 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is households and npishs final consumption expenditure in European Union?
- Households and npishs final consumption expenditure in European Union was 2.0% 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 European Union?
- The highest recorded value was 5.1% in 1973.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure recorded in European Union?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.1% in 2020.
- How does European Union rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure?
- European Union ranks 40th out of 42 groups with data for 2025.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure rising or falling in European Union?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this European Union 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.