Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure was 4.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1992–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa recorded 4.4% for households and npishs final consumption expenditure in 2025.
The figure is up 41.1% on the previous year and up 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 7.5% in 2006 and was at its lowest, -0.9%, in 1992.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa 22nd out of 42 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | -0.9% | — |
| 1993 | 2.9% | -414.6% |
| 1994 | 2.3% | -19.5% |
| 1995 | 5.9% | +153.6% |
| 1996 | 4.3% | -27.5% |
| 1997 | 3.3% | -23.3% |
| 1998 | 3.9% | +20.0% |
| 1999 | 3.5% | -11.6% |
| 2000 | 2.2% | -36.7% |
| 2001 | 4.2% | +91.0% |
| 2002 | 2.9% | -32.0% |
| 2003 | 4.3% | +52.1% |
| 2004 | 5.5% | +27.6% |
| 2005 | 6.3% | +13.6% |
| 2006 | 7.5% | +18.3% |
| 2007 | 5.5% | -25.6% |
| 2008 | 3.2% | -42.9% |
| 2009 | 2.4% | -24.7% |
| 2010 | 5.8% | +141.8% |
| 2011 | 3.0% | -48.1% |
| 2012 | 4.6% | +54.0% |
| 2013 | 4.8% | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 3.7% | -22.8% |
| 2015 | 3.6% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 2.4% | -33.7% |
| 2017 | 4.3% | +78.4% |
| 2018 | 3.5% | -18.9% |
| 2019 | 2.8% | -18.5% |
| 2020 | -0.6% | -121.3% |
| 2021 | 5.7% | -1040.8% |
| 2022 | 4.4% | -22.1% |
| 2023 | 3.5% | -20.7% |
| 2024 | 3.1% | -11.7% |
| 2025 | 4.4% | +41.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.1% | -0.9% | 5.9% | 8 |
| 2000s | 4.4% | 2.2% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 2.4% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.4% | -0.6% | 5.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
More economy & growth data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per capita 384.35 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 386.71 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2311 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 7.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 398.55 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2382 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 3.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2144 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 358.68 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Sub-Saharan Africa was 4.4% 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 Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 7.5% in 2006.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.9% in 1992.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 22nd out of 42 groups with data for 2025.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan 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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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.