Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure in North America
North America: Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure was 2.9% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure in North America, 1971–2024
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
North America recorded 2.9% for households and npishs final consumption expenditure in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.7% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure in North America peaked at 8.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, -2.8%, in 2020.
North America ranks 31st of 42 groups 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 North America, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 4.0% | — |
| 1972 | 6.2% | +56.3% |
| 1973 | 5.1% | -17.9% |
| 1974 | -0.4% | -108.4% |
| 1975 | 2.4% | -660.2% |
| 1976 | 5.5% | +132.5% |
| 1977 | 4.1% | -25.7% |
| 1978 | 4.3% | +3.8% |
| 1979 | 2.4% | -44.5% |
| 1980 | -0.2% | -106.9% |
| 1981 | 1.4% | -936.2% |
| 1982 | 1.2% | -15.2% |
| 1983 | 5.4% | +367.0% |
| 1984 | 5.2% | -5.0% |
| 1985 | 5.2% | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 4.1% | -20.9% |
| 1987 | 3.4% | -16.1% |
| 1988 | 4.2% | +22.0% |
| 1989 | 2.9% | -29.3% |
| 1990 | 2.0% | -33.2% |
| 1991 | 0.1% | -95.3% |
| 1992 | 3.5% | +3746.5% |
| 1993 | 3.4% | -4.5% |
| 1994 | 3.8% | +12.9% |
| 1995 | 2.9% | -23.8% |
| 1996 | 3.4% | +18.3% |
| 1997 | 3.8% | +11.6% |
| 1998 | 5.1% | +34.1% |
| 1999 | 5.3% | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 5.0% | -5.9% |
| 2001 | 2.5% | -50.3% |
| 2002 | 2.6% | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 3.1% | +19.2% |
| 2004 | 3.7% | +18.7% |
| 2005 | 3.6% | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 3.0% | -16.5% |
| 2007 | 2.6% | -14.2% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | -87.0% |
| 2009 | -1.2% | -465.3% |
| 2010 | 2.0% | -266.2% |
| 2011 | 1.7% | -13.7% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | -19.4% |
| 2013 | 1.8% | +28.6% |
| 2014 | 2.8% | +55.9% |
| 2015 | 3.3% | +17.3% |
| 2016 | 2.4% | -26.3% |
| 2017 | 2.7% | +11.3% |
| 2018 | 2.7% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 2.1% | -22.9% |
| 2020 | -2.8% | -231.6% |
| 2021 | 8.6% | -409.6% |
| 2022 | 3.2% | -62.2% |
| 2023 | 2.5% | -21.5% |
| 2024 | 2.9% | +13.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.7% | -0.4% | 6.2% | 9 |
| 1980s | 3.3% | -0.2% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.3% | 0.1% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.5% | -1.2% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 1.4% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.9% | -2.8% | 8.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near North America
- 28 Guinea-Bissau 6.8% compare
- 29 Kazakhstan 6.7% compare
- 30 Bangladesh 6.6% compare
- 31 Panama 6.5% compare
- 32 Ethiopia 6.4% compare
- 33 Côte d'Ivoire 6.3% compare
- 34 Chad 6.3% compare
More economy & growth data for North America
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), annual growth rate 7.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita 65,508 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), annual growth rate 3.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.188 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per capita 15,566 current US$ per person (2024)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per capita 85,298 current US$ per person (2025)
- GNI (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9945 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GNI (current US$), annual growth rate 5.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.759 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9883 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is households and npishs final consumption expenditure in North America?
- Households and npishs final consumption expenditure in North America was 2.9% in 2024, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest households and npishs final consumption expenditure recorded in North America?
- The highest recorded value was 8.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.8% in 2020.
- How does North America rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure?
- North America ranks 31st out of 42 groups with data for 2024.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this North America 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.