Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure in South Africa
South Africa: Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure was 3.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure in South Africa, 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 South Africa stood at 3.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 262.1% on the previous year and up 65.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure in South Africa peaked at 8.8% in 2006 and was at its lowest, -6.1%, in 2020.
South Africa ranks 77th of 177 countries 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 South Africa, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.1% | — |
| 1962 | 3.1% | +45.1% |
| 1963 | 6.5% | +107.1% |
| 1964 | 8.2% | +26.9% |
| 1965 | 3.6% | -56.1% |
| 1966 | 4.7% | +29.9% |
| 1967 | 4.5% | -3.9% |
| 1968 | 7.4% | +63.9% |
| 1969 | 7.0% | -5.3% |
| 1970 | 6.6% | -5.9% |
| 1971 | 4.7% | -28.2% |
| 1972 | 4.3% | -9.1% |
| 1973 | 7.6% | +77.3% |
| 1974 | 5.2% | -30.8% |
| 1975 | 3.6% | -30.8% |
| 1976 | 1.6% | -56.6% |
| 1977 | -0.9% | -155.1% |
| 1978 | 1.6% | -288.7% |
| 1979 | 2.5% | +51.0% |
| 1980 | 8.6% | +246.9% |
| 1981 | 7.3% | -15.0% |
| 1982 | 2.1% | -71.3% |
| 1983 | 3.0% | +43.3% |
| 1984 | 4.6% | +52.9% |
| 1985 | -3.5% | -175.2% |
| 1986 | 0.2% | -104.6% |
| 1987 | 3.9% | +2329.3% |
| 1988 | 5.3% | +37.8% |
| 1989 | 2.7% | -48.4% |
| 1990 | 2.9% | +4.9% |
| 1991 | -0.5% | -118.0% |
| 1992 | -1.4% | +175.3% |
| 1993 | 1.9% | -232.8% |
| 1994 | 4.0% | +111.9% |
| 1995 | 5.9% | +47.9% |
| 1996 | 4.5% | -24.5% |
| 1997 | 3.3% | -27.2% |
| 1998 | 1.7% | -46.5% |
| 1999 | 1.7% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 4.1% | +138.1% |
| 2001 | 3.5% | -15.6% |
| 2002 | 3.2% | -9.2% |
| 2003 | 2.8% | -10.8% |
| 2004 | 6.2% | +120.4% |
| 2005 | 6.1% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 8.8% | +43.1% |
| 2007 | 6.5% | -25.7% |
| 2008 | 1.2% | -81.4% |
| 2009 | -2.6% | -313.9% |
| 2010 | 5.7% | -319.5% |
| 2011 | 4.1% | -28.7% |
| 2012 | 3.2% | -20.4% |
| 2013 | 1.6% | -51.9% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | -53.6% |
| 2015 | 2.2% | +199.6% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | -68.4% |
| 2017 | 1.7% | +151.1% |
| 2018 | 3.2% | +84.5% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | -59.5% |
| 2020 | -6.1% | -577.6% |
| 2021 | 6.0% | -198.1% |
| 2022 | 2.6% | -56.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | -91.4% |
| 2024 | 1.0% | +333.8% |
| 2025 | 3.6% | +262.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.2% | 2.1% | 8.2% | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.7% | -0.9% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.4% | -3.5% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.4% | -1.4% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.0% | -2.6% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 0.7% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | -6.1% | 6.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 74 Gabon 3.6% compare
- 75 Colombia 3.6% compare
- 76 Russian Federation 3.6% compare
- 78 Portugal 3.5% compare
- 79 Puerto Rico 3.5% compare
- 80 Saudi Arabia 3.5% compare
More economy & growth data for South Africa
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.4836 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.4 Percent per annum (2029)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 6.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1367 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 901.96 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 4.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1889 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 1,246 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 2.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 3.38 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is households and npishs final consumption expenditure in South Africa?
- Households and npishs final consumption expenditure in South Africa was 3.6% 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 South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 8.8% in 2006.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -6.1% in 2020.
- How does South Africa rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure?
- South Africa ranks 77th out of 177 countries with data for 2025.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Africa 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.