Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure in South Asia
South Asia: Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure was 7.5% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure in South Asia, 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 Asia stood at 7.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 30.4% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure in South Asia peaked at 11.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, -4.4%, in 2020.
That places South Asia 1st out of 42 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure in South Asia, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.5% | — |
| 1962 | 0.5% | -85.4% |
| 1963 | 4.0% | +686.6% |
| 1964 | 7.2% | +77.9% |
| 1965 | 0.2% | -97.3% |
| 1966 | 1.4% | +630.0% |
| 1967 | 4.0% | +186.7% |
| 1968 | 2.7% | -32.0% |
| 1969 | 3.8% | +38.7% |
| 1970 | 4.8% | +25.4% |
| 1971 | 0.5% | -89.6% |
| 1972 | -1.1% | -316.9% |
| 1973 | -1.5% | +42.3% |
| 1974 | -1.1% | -29.3% |
| 1975 | 3.6% | -432.4% |
| 1976 | 1.6% | -55.7% |
| 1977 | 4.4% | +173.9% |
| 1978 | 7.6% | +74.1% |
| 1979 | -1.4% | -117.8% |
| 1980 | 8.1% | -701.4% |
| 1981 | 3.1% | -62.5% |
| 1982 | 0.3% | -88.6% |
| 1983 | 7.0% | +1902.9% |
| 1984 | 3.5% | -49.8% |
| 1985 | 3.7% | +6.8% |
| 1986 | 3.1% | -16.9% |
| 1987 | 3.3% | +6.9% |
| 1988 | 5.9% | +77.3% |
| 1989 | 4.4% | -25.7% |
| 1990 | 4.9% | +11.8% |
| 1991 | 1.8% | -62.9% |
| 1992 | 2.8% | +52.8% |
| 1993 | 4.2% | +51.2% |
| 1994 | 4.7% | +11.7% |
| 1995 | 5.8% | +23.1% |
| 1996 | 6.7% | +16.5% |
| 1997 | 2.7% | -59.1% |
| 1998 | 5.9% | +115.4% |
| 1999 | 5.8% | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 3.6% | -37.9% |
| 2001 | 5.7% | +58.6% |
| 2002 | 2.7% | -53.3% |
| 2003 | 5.7% | +111.7% |
| 2004 | 5.2% | -8.5% |
| 2005 | 7.3% | +41.4% |
| 2006 | 5.2% | -29.6% |
| 2007 | 7.2% | +40.5% |
| 2008 | 4.3% | -40.1% |
| 2009 | 4.7% | +8.4% |
| 2010 | 6.5% | +37.7% |
| 2011 | 7.2% | +11.1% |
| 2012 | 5.3% | -26.7% |
| 2013 | 7.0% | +32.7% |
| 2014 | 6.1% | -12.9% |
| 2015 | 7.6% | +24.9% |
| 2016 | 7.4% | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 5.9% | -19.7% |
| 2018 | 7.2% | +21.8% |
| 2019 | 5.1% | -28.9% |
| 2020 | -4.4% | -186.0% |
| 2021 | 11.0% | -348.2% |
| 2022 | 7.3% | -33.5% |
| 2023 | 5.2% | -29.3% |
| 2024 | 5.7% | +11.1% |
| 2025 | 7.5% | +30.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.0% | 0.2% | 7.2% | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.7% | -1.5% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.3% | 0.3% | 8.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.5% | 1.8% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.2% | 2.7% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.5% | 5.1% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.4% | -4.4% | 11.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Asia
- 1 Eritrea 459.2% compare
- 2 Bulgaria 67.3% compare
- 3 Kyrgyzstan 23.8% compare
- 4 Papua New Guinea 16.6% compare
More economy & growth data for South Asia
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.6891 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.03 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,724 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.6373 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 7.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per capita 1,864 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 1,504 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 7.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.5559 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 5.36 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is households and npishs final consumption expenditure in South Asia?
- Households and npishs final consumption expenditure in South Asia was 7.5% 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 South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure recorded in South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.4% in 2020.
- How does South Asia rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure?
- South Asia ranks 1st out of 42 groups with data for 2025.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure rising or falling in South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Asia 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.