Households and NPISHs Final consumption … LCU rate annual growth in South Africa
South Africa: Households and NPISHs Final consumption … LCU rate annual growth was 5.85 % change on previous year in 2025. ▼ Falling
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) in South Africa, 1961–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current lcu) in South Africa stood at 5.85 % change on previous year.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.6% on the previous year and down 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current lcu) in South Africa peaked at 27.31 % change on previous year in 1980 and was at its lowest, -3.35 % change on previous year, in 2020.
That places South Africa 117th out of 189 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Households and NPISHs Final consumption … LCU rate annual growth in South Africa, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.18 % change on previous year | — |
| 1962 | 5.09 % change on previous year | +59.9% |
| 1963 | 8.66 % change on previous year | +70.1% |
| 1964 | 11.07 % change on previous year | +27.9% |
| 1965 | 7.38 % change on previous year | -33.4% |
| 1966 | 8.7 % change on previous year | +17.9% |
| 1967 | 8.75 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 10.78 % change on previous year | +23.2% |
| 1969 | 12.93 % change on previous year | +20.0% |
| 1970 | 12.81 % change on previous year | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 12.04 % change on previous year | -6.1% |
| 1972 | 12.25 % change on previous year | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 16.95 % change on previous year | +38.4% |
| 1974 | 16.87 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 21.03 % change on previous year | +24.7% |
| 1976 | 12.62 % change on previous year | -40.0% |
| 1977 | 9.84 % change on previous year | -22.0% |
| 1978 | 11.3 % change on previous year | +14.9% |
| 1979 | 15.66 % change on previous year | +38.6% |
| 1980 | 27.31 % change on previous year | +74.3% |
| 1981 | 24.27 % change on previous year | -11.1% |
| 1982 | 17.37 % change on previous year | -28.5% |
| 1983 | 17.21 % change on previous year | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 15.98 % change on previous year | -7.2% |
| 1985 | 13.02 % change on previous year | -18.5% |
| 1986 | 18.68 % change on previous year | +43.5% |
| 1987 | 20.44 % change on previous year | +9.4% |
| 1988 | 21.93 % change on previous year | +7.3% |
| 1989 | 18.49 % change on previous year | -15.7% |
| 1990 | 21.44 % change on previous year | +15.9% |
| 1991 | 15.23 % change on previous year | -29.0% |
| 1992 | 13 % change on previous year | -14.6% |
| 1993 | 12.53 % change on previous year | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 14.48 % change on previous year | +15.5% |
| 1995 | 14.69 % change on previous year | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 12.39 % change on previous year | -15.7% |
| 1997 | 12.26 % change on previous year | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 9.07 % change on previous year | -26.0% |
| 1999 | 10.24 % change on previous year | +12.9% |
| 2000 | 13.04 % change on previous year | +27.3% |
| 2001 | 10.19 % change on previous year | -21.9% |
| 2002 | 12 % change on previous year | +17.8% |
| 2003 | 8.17 % change on previous year | -31.9% |
| 2004 | 14.04 % change on previous year | +71.7% |
| 2005 | 11.04 % change on previous year | -21.4% |
| 2006 | 11.96 % change on previous year | +8.4% |
| 2007 | 13.87 % change on previous year | +16.0% |
| 2008 | 10.54 % change on previous year | -24.1% |
| 2009 | 5.24 % change on previous year | -50.3% |
| 2010 | 9.99 % change on previous year | +90.7% |
| 2011 | 9.87 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 9.53 % change on previous year | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 7.74 % change on previous year | -18.7% |
| 2014 | 6.57 % change on previous year | -15.1% |
| 2015 | 6.92 % change on previous year | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 6.99 % change on previous year | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 6.24 % change on previous year | -10.7% |
| 2018 | 7.22 % change on previous year | +15.8% |
| 2019 | 5.09 % change on previous year | -29.5% |
| 2020 | -3.35 % change on previous year | -165.8% |
| 2021 | 10.12 % change on previous year | -402.2% |
| 2022 | 10.18 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 6.85 % change on previous year | -32.7% |
| 2024 | 5.2 % change on previous year | -24.2% |
| 2025 | 5.85 % change on previous year | +12.6% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 5.85 % change on previous year is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.09 % change on previous year, 83% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 5.85 % change on previous year is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.72 % change on previous year, 60% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Households and NPISHs Final consumption … LCU rate annual growth in South Africa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +402.2% | -3.35 % change on previous year | 10.12 % change on previous year |
| 2020 | -165.8% | 5.09 % change on previous year | -3.35 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.5 % change on previous year | 3.18 % change on previous year | 12.93 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | 14.14 % change on previous year | 9.84 % change on previous year | 21.03 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.47 % change on previous year | 13.02 % change on previous year | 27.31 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.53 % change on previous year | 9.07 % change on previous year | 21.44 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.01 % change on previous year | 5.24 % change on previous year | 14.04 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.61 % change on previous year | 5.09 % change on previous year | 9.99 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.81 % change on previous year | -3.35 % change on previous year | 10.18 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 114 Bosnia and Herzegovina 5.9 % change on previous year compare
- 115 Algeria 5.86 % change on previous year compare
- 116 Bolivia 5.86 % change on previous year compare
- 118 Marshall Islands 5.78 % change on previous year compare
- 119 Lithuania 5.72 % change on previous year compare
- 120 Greece 5.48 % change on previous year 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 6.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0145 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 95.75 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0106 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 69.91 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -28.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0077 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current lcu) in South Africa?
- Households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current lcu) in South Africa was 5.85 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current lcu) recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 27.31 % change on previous year in 1980.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current lcu) recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.35 % change on previous year in 2020.
- How does South Africa rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current lcu)?
- South Africa ranks 117th out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current lcu) rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.