Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure in Least developed countries
Least developed countries: Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure was 4.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure in Least developed countries, 1994–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
Least developed countries recorded 4.7% for households and npishs final consumption expenditure in 2025.
That represents a change of up 26.8% on the previous year and up 180.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Least developed countries peaked at 7.4% in 1998 and was at its lowest, -3.0%, in 1994.
Least developed countries ranks 19th of 42 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure in Least developed countries, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | -3.0% | — |
| 1995 | 6.1% | -303.0% |
| 1996 | 5.5% | -9.5% |
| 1997 | 1.5% | -73.0% |
| 1998 | 7.4% | +394.1% |
| 1999 | 2.4% | -67.4% |
| 2000 | 1.6% | -32.4% |
| 2001 | 5.5% | +236.6% |
| 2002 | 3.2% | -42.1% |
| 2003 | 5.0% | +58.5% |
| 2004 | 4.9% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 6.0% | +21.4% |
| 2006 | 6.4% | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 6.0% | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 4.3% | -29.3% |
| 2009 | 5.6% | +31.2% |
| 2010 | 5.0% | -10.2% |
| 2011 | 1.9% | -62.4% |
| 2012 | 4.4% | +132.7% |
| 2013 | 5.1% | +17.2% |
| 2014 | 4.8% | -7.6% |
| 2015 | 1.7% | -65.0% |
| 2016 | 3.2% | +90.0% |
| 2017 | 5.6% | +77.5% |
| 2018 | 5.2% | -7.0% |
| 2019 | 3.6% | -31.7% |
| 2020 | 2.2% | -38.9% |
| 2021 | 5.5% | +152.2% |
| 2022 | 5.7% | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 2.5% | -55.5% |
| 2024 | 3.7% | +46.0% |
| 2025 | 4.7% | +26.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.3% | -3.0% | 7.4% | 6 |
| 2000s | 4.8% | 1.6% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 1.7% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 2.2% | 5.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Least developed countries
More economy & growth data for Least developed countries
- Manufacturing, value added 185.44 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Imports of goods and services 28.5% (2025)
- External balance on goods and services -6.8% (2025)
- Trade 43.7% (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit 0.7802 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 260.34 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 4.0% (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per 1,063 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 29.7% (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 4.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Least developed countries?
- Households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Least developed countries was 4.7% 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 Least developed countries?
- The highest recorded value was 7.4% in 1998.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure recorded in Least developed countries?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.0% in 1994.
- How does Least developed countries rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure?
- Least developed countries ranks 19th out of 42 groups with data for 2025.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Least developed countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 180.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least developed countries 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.