Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure in Germany
Germany: Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure was 1.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure in Germany, 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 Germany stood at 1.6%.
That represents a change of up 194.9% on the previous year and down 32.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Germany peaked at 6.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, -6.8%, in 2020.
That places Germany 134th out of 177 countries 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 Germany, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 5.5% | — |
| 1972 | 5.4% | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 2.9% | -46.7% |
| 1974 | -0.2% | -106.3% |
| 1975 | 3.7% | -2154.2% |
| 1976 | 4.3% | +15.0% |
| 1977 | 4.3% | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 3.6% | -15.6% |
| 1979 | 3.3% | -9.1% |
| 1980 | 1.5% | -53.7% |
| 1981 | -0.4% | -124.7% |
| 1982 | -1.0% | +170.0% |
| 1983 | 1.4% | -239.9% |
| 1984 | 2.0% | +38.8% |
| 1985 | 1.9% | -5.1% |
| 1986 | 3.8% | +106.4% |
| 1987 | 3.6% | -6.8% |
| 1988 | 2.7% | -25.4% |
| 1989 | 3.0% | +14.3% |
| 1990 | 4.2% | +39.0% |
| 1991 | 4.4% | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 2.9% | -33.7% |
| 1993 | 0.3% | -91.3% |
| 1994 | 1.5% | +513.5% |
| 1995 | 1.2% | -19.1% |
| 1996 | 1.7% | +33.0% |
| 1997 | 0.9% | -45.0% |
| 1998 | 1.5% | +63.0% |
| 1999 | 3.2% | +115.2% |
| 2000 | 2.2% | -30.8% |
| 2001 | 1.0% | -55.3% |
| 2002 | -0.6% | -156.7% |
| 2003 | 0.8% | -234.1% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | -15.3% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | +42.2% |
| 2006 | 1.4% | +57.6% |
| 2007 | -0.1% | -110.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -142.9% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | +466.3% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | +55.3% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | +110.1% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -92.7% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | +1099.0% |
| 2015 | 2.3% | +133.1% |
| 2016 | 2.2% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | -32.8% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 1.7% | +18.1% |
| 2020 | -6.8% | -504.6% |
| 2021 | 2.0% | -129.2% |
| 2022 | 6.5% | +231.5% |
| 2023 | -0.7% | -110.0% |
| 2024 | 0.5% | -180.8% |
| 2025 | 1.6% | +194.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.6% | -0.2% | 5.5% | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.8% | -1.0% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.2% | 0.3% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | -0.6% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 0.1% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | -6.8% | 6.5% | 6 |
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- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 3.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.3072 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 18,584 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth -32.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth -35.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual -1.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 0.0077 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 466.54 current LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Germany?
- Households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Germany was 1.6% 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 Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 6.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was -6.8% in 2020.
- How does Germany rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure?
- Germany ranks 134th out of 177 countries with data for 2025.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Germany 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.