Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure: linked series in South Africa
South Africa: Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure: linked series was 11.78 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure: linked series in South Africa, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 11.78 current LCU per US$ of GDP for households and npishs final consumption expenditure: linked series in 2025.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 45.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure: linked series in South Africa peaked at 11.85 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.67 current LCU per US$ of GDP, in 1990.
That places South Africa 93rd out of 188 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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: linked series in South Africa, year by year
| Year | current LCU per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.67 current LCU per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1991 | 1.79 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +7.4% |
| 1992 | 1.86 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 2.09 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +12.0% |
| 1994 | 2.29 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +9.8% |
| 1995 | 2.35 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 2.77 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +18.2% |
| 1997 | 3.01 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +8.4% |
| 1998 | 3.63 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +20.5% |
| 1999 | 4.04 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +11.3% |
| 2000 | 4.55 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +12.9% |
| 2001 | 5.62 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +23.5% |
| 2002 | 6.61 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +17.5% |
| 2003 | 4.68 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -29.1% |
| 2004 | 4.11 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -12.2% |
| 2005 | 4.04 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 4.3 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 4.47 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 5.21 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +16.5% |
| 2009 | 5.25 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 4.57 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -13.1% |
| 2011 | 4.57 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 5.28 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +15.5% |
| 2013 | 6.16 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +16.7% |
| 2014 | 6.91 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +12.1% |
| 2015 | 8.12 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +17.6% |
| 2016 | 9.31 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +14.6% |
| 2017 | 8.39 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -9.9% |
| 2018 | 8.47 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 9.26 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +9.4% |
| 2020 | 10.31 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +11.3% |
| 2021 | 9.14 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -11.4% |
| 2022 | 10.37 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +13.5% |
| 2023 | 11.84 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +14.2% |
| 2024 | 11.85 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 11.78 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 11.78 current LCU per US$ of GDP is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12.64 current LCU per US$ of GDP, 93% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 11.78 current LCU per US$ of GDP is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 331.98 current LCU per US$ of GDP, 4% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.55 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.67 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 4.04 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.89 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 4.04 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 6.61 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.1 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 4.57 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 9.31 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.88 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 9.14 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 11.85 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 90 Mexico 13.51 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 91 Zambia 12.57 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 92 Ghana 11.78 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 94 Eswatini 11.63 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 95 Czechia 10.37 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 96 Seychelles 10.2 current LCU per US$ of GDP 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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps -4.01 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0094 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -61.95 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled -2.16 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -192.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0051 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -33.37 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 16.18 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is households and npishs final consumption expenditure: linked series in South Africa?
- Households and npishs final consumption expenditure: linked series in South Africa was 11.78 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest households and npishs final consumption expenditure: linked series recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 11.85 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2024.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure: linked series recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.67 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 1990.
- How does South Africa rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure: linked series?
- South Africa ranks 93rd out of 188 countries with data for 2025.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure: linked series rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure: linked series (current LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure: linked series (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure: linked series (current LCU) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure: linked series Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure: linked series (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.