Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita growth in European Union
European Union: Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita growth was 1.7% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita growth in European Union, 1971–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for households and npishs final consumption expenditure per capita growth in European Union is 1.7%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 34.0% on the previous year and down 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure per capita growth in European Union peaked at 5.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, -7.1%, in 2020.
European Union ranks 35th of 42 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 European Union, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 4.2% | — |
| 1972 | 4.2% | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 4.4% | +5.3% |
| 1974 | 1.6% | -63.9% |
| 1975 | 1.8% | +10.4% |
| 1976 | 4.3% | +140.4% |
| 1977 | 2.7% | -37.0% |
| 1978 | 2.4% | -10.4% |
| 1979 | 3.3% | +35.8% |
| 1980 | 1.6% | -50.1% |
| 1981 | 0.1% | -92.1% |
| 1982 | 0.5% | +286.7% |
| 1983 | 0.6% | +19.3% |
| 1984 | 1.2% | +99.1% |
| 1985 | 2.0% | +65.3% |
| 1986 | 3.4% | +72.3% |
| 1987 | 3.3% | -3.7% |
| 1988 | 3.1% | -4.9% |
| 1989 | 3.1% | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 2.7% | -12.4% |
| 1991 | 1.8% | -34.6% |
| 1992 | 1.6% | -11.8% |
| 1993 | -0.9% | -158.7% |
| 1994 | 1.5% | -262.0% |
| 1995 | 1.6% | +6.6% |
| 1996 | 2.1% | +28.2% |
| 1997 | 2.1% | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 3.2% | +55.2% |
| 1999 | 3.3% | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 3.0% | -10.3% |
| 2001 | 1.8% | -40.4% |
| 2002 | 1.1% | -39.0% |
| 2003 | 1.1% | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 1.7% | +48.4% |
| 2005 | 1.9% | +11.2% |
| 2006 | 2.1% | +11.0% |
| 2007 | 1.9% | -9.9% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | -88.9% |
| 2009 | -1.2% | -685.1% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | -167.7% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | -42.6% |
| 2012 | -1.0% | -321.5% |
| 2013 | -0.7% | -37.8% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | -256.1% |
| 2015 | 2.1% | +103.3% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | -9.0% |
| 2017 | 2.1% | +10.2% |
| 2018 | 1.7% | -18.9% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | -22.1% |
| 2020 | -7.1% | -640.5% |
| 2021 | 5.0% | -169.9% |
| 2022 | 4.8% | -4.1% |
| 2023 | -0.0% | -100.8% |
| 2024 | 1.3% | -3640.6% |
| 2025 | 1.7% | +34.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita growth in European Union 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +3640.6% | -0.0% | 1.3% |
| 2009 | -685.1% | 0.2% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | -640.5% | 1.3% | -7.1% |
| 2012 | -321.5% | 0.5% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.2% | 1.6% | 4.4% | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.9% | 0.1% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.9% | -0.9% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.3% | -1.2% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | -1.0% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | -7.1% | 5.0% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for European Union
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 23,360 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 9.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 18,514 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.3932 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 164.14 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 9.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 33,955 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 7.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0035 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is households and npishs final consumption expenditure per capita growth in European Union?
- Households and npishs final consumption expenditure per capita growth in European Union was 1.7% 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 European Union?
- The highest recorded value was 5.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure per capita growth recorded in European Union?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.1% in 2020.
- How does European Union rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure per capita growth?
- European Union ranks 35th out of 42 groups with data for 2025.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure per capita growth rising or falling in European Union?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this European Union 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.