Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure was 2.5% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure in Latin America & Caribbean, 1961–2025
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 Latin America & Caribbean stood at 2.5%.
That represents a change of down 9.3% on the previous year and up 186.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 15.5% in 1980 and was at its lowest, -7.4%, in 2020.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 34th of 42 groups 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 Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6.6% | — |
| 1962 | 6.2% | -5.3% |
| 1963 | 3.5% | -43.0% |
| 1964 | 6.4% | +80.5% |
| 1965 | 13.0% | +103.1% |
| 1966 | 5.6% | -57.2% |
| 1967 | 6.5% | +17.4% |
| 1968 | 7.2% | +10.9% |
| 1969 | 2.6% | -63.5% |
| 1970 | 10.0% | +279.1% |
| 1971 | 7.7% | -22.6% |
| 1972 | 8.0% | +3.9% |
| 1973 | 6.8% | -14.9% |
| 1974 | 6.5% | -5.2% |
| 1975 | 0.4% | -93.6% |
| 1976 | 11.5% | +2700.6% |
| 1977 | 4.6% | -60.1% |
| 1978 | 3.8% | -16.8% |
| 1979 | 7.6% | +97.5% |
| 1980 | 15.5% | +105.3% |
| 1981 | -0.1% | -100.9% |
| 1982 | -0.1% | -22.0% |
| 1983 | -2.8% | +2325.2% |
| 1984 | 3.0% | -206.7% |
| 1985 | 2.6% | -12.8% |
| 1986 | 5.2% | +102.8% |
| 1987 | -0.8% | -114.8% |
| 1988 | -1.8% | +137.6% |
| 1989 | 1.6% | -185.9% |
| 1990 | 4.4% | +179.4% |
| 1991 | 4.0% | -9.2% |
| 1992 | 1.8% | -55.0% |
| 1993 | 2.1% | +15.6% |
| 1994 | 5.2% | +147.8% |
| 1995 | 2.7% | -47.8% |
| 1996 | 4.1% | +52.0% |
| 1997 | 5.4% | +31.9% |
| 1998 | 2.7% | -49.7% |
| 1999 | 0.9% | -66.9% |
| 2000 | 4.5% | +400.7% |
| 2001 | 0.7% | -84.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | -74.9% |
| 2003 | 2.1% | +1039.1% |
| 2004 | 4.0% | +96.0% |
| 2005 | 4.2% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 5.9% | +41.1% |
| 2007 | 4.9% | -16.5% |
| 2008 | 4.3% | -12.8% |
| 2009 | -0.8% | -119.8% |
| 2010 | 6.4% | -853.3% |
| 2011 | 5.5% | -14.5% |
| 2012 | 3.2% | -41.5% |
| 2013 | 3.5% | +10.4% |
| 2014 | 1.7% | -52.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | -48.2% |
| 2016 | -0.2% | -128.2% |
| 2017 | 2.5% | -1125.5% |
| 2018 | 1.9% | -26.7% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | -34.7% |
| 2020 | -7.4% | -709.2% |
| 2021 | 8.0% | -207.8% |
| 2022 | 5.2% | -34.8% |
| 2023 | 2.5% | -51.4% |
| 2024 | 2.8% | +9.7% |
| 2025 | 2.5% | -9.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure in Latin America & Caribbean changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +2700.6% | 0.4% | 11.5% |
| 1983 | -2325.2% | -0.1% | -2.8% |
| 2017 | +1125.5% | -0.2% | 2.5% |
| 2003 | +1039.1% | 0.2% | 2.1% |
| 2010 | +853.3% | -0.8% | 6.4% |
| 2020 | -709.2% | 1.2% | -7.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.4% | 2.6% | 13.0% | 9 |
| 1970s | 6.7% | 0.4% | 11.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.2% | -2.8% | 15.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.3% | 0.9% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.0% | -0.8% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.6% | -0.2% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.3% | -7.4% | 8.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
More economy & growth data for Latin America & Caribbean
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 4.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 1,782 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 2.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1354 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 1,502 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 7,621 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.5777 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 2.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1607 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.6869 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Latin America & Caribbean was 2.5% 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 Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 15.5% in 1980.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.4% in 2020.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 34th out of 42 groups with data for 2025.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 186.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean 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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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.