Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita growth in Belgium
Belgium: Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita growth was 1.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita growth in Belgium, 1971–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2025, households and npishs final consumption expenditure per capita growth in Belgium stood at 1.0%.
That represents a change of down 26.5% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure per capita growth in Belgium peaked at 7.8% in 1973 and was at its lowest, -7.6%, in 2020.
Belgium ranks 121st of 172 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 per capita growth in Belgium, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 4.7% | — |
| 1972 | 5.5% | +16.4% |
| 1973 | 7.8% | +41.9% |
| 1974 | 2.5% | -68.2% |
| 1975 | 0.6% | -77.2% |
| 1976 | 4.9% | +767.1% |
| 1977 | 2.5% | -48.8% |
| 1978 | 2.4% | -4.1% |
| 1979 | 5.0% | +109.8% |
| 1980 | -0.9% | -118.3% |
| 1981 | 0.4% | -145.6% |
| 1982 | 2.5% | +486.4% |
| 1983 | -0.1% | -105.8% |
| 1984 | 0.4% | -360.5% |
| 1985 | 2.7% | +622.7% |
| 1986 | 2.7% | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 1.6% | -38.5% |
| 1988 | 3.0% | +81.4% |
| 1989 | 2.9% | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 2.9% | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 2.6% | -8.0% |
| 1992 | 1.5% | -43.3% |
| 1993 | -0.8% | -155.9% |
| 1994 | 2.1% | -348.6% |
| 1995 | 1.4% | -34.4% |
| 1996 | 1.8% | +29.4% |
| 1997 | 1.3% | -27.0% |
| 1998 | 2.9% | +126.7% |
| 1999 | 1.9% | -35.6% |
| 2000 | 2.6% | +36.7% |
| 2001 | 0.6% | -76.8% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | -72.9% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | +83.9% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | +111.4% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | +41.4% |
| 2006 | 1.1% | +24.6% |
| 2007 | 1.3% | +21.7% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | -57.1% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | +26.7% |
| 2010 | 2.9% | +290.1% |
| 2011 | -0.7% | -124.3% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | -210.7% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | +10.7% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | -35.6% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | +90.1% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | +38.7% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | -24.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | -21.8% |
| 2020 | -7.6% | -943.6% |
| 2021 | 5.1% | -167.8% |
| 2022 | 2.8% | -44.7% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | -92.4% |
| 2024 | 1.4% | +528.1% |
| 2025 | 1.0% | -26.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.0% | 0.6% | 7.8% | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.5% | -0.9% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.7% | -0.8% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.2% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | -0.7% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | -7.6% | 5.1% | 6 |
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- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0337 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.2395 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 14,552 current US$ per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is households and npishs final consumption expenditure per capita growth in Belgium?
- Households and npishs final consumption expenditure per capita growth in Belgium was 1.0% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest households and npishs final consumption expenditure per capita growth recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 7.8% in 1973.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure per capita growth recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.6% in 2020.
- How does Belgium rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure per capita growth?
- Belgium ranks 121st out of 172 countries with data for 2025.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure per capita growth rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita growth (annual %). 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. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.