Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita growth in Korea
Korea: Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita growth was 1.4% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita growth in Korea, 1961–2025
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 Korea is 1.4%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 45.5% on the previous year and down 29.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure per capita growth in Korea peaked at 11.4% in 1999 and was at its lowest, -12.5%, in 1998.
That places Korea 112th out of 172 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 per capita growth in Korea, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -0.5% | — |
| 1962 | 6.8% | -1404.7% |
| 1963 | 1.4% | -79.2% |
| 1964 | 5.8% | +313.7% |
| 1965 | 4.3% | -25.5% |
| 1966 | 4.0% | -8.4% |
| 1967 | 6.4% | +61.6% |
| 1968 | 8.0% | +25.5% |
| 1969 | 8.3% | +3.1% |
| 1970 | 8.4% | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 7.6% | -9.1% |
| 1972 | 3.8% | -49.4% |
| 1973 | 7.3% | +90.8% |
| 1974 | 5.9% | -19.1% |
| 1975 | 4.2% | -29.7% |
| 1976 | 6.9% | +64.4% |
| 1977 | 4.0% | -41.0% |
| 1978 | 6.9% | +69.6% |
| 1979 | 7.3% | +5.7% |
| 1980 | -1.6% | -121.8% |
| 1981 | 3.8% | -341.7% |
| 1982 | 5.9% | +55.3% |
| 1983 | 7.7% | +29.6% |
| 1984 | 6.4% | -16.2% |
| 1985 | 6.5% | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 8.5% | +30.7% |
| 1987 | 7.6% | -10.4% |
| 1988 | 8.5% | +12.4% |
| 1989 | 9.9% | +16.1% |
| 1990 | 9.0% | -9.3% |
| 1991 | 8.0% | -10.6% |
| 1992 | 6.1% | -24.4% |
| 1993 | 6.1% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 8.3% | +37.8% |
| 1995 | 9.8% | +17.0% |
| 1996 | 6.9% | -29.6% |
| 1997 | 3.4% | -50.7% |
| 1998 | -12.5% | -467.8% |
| 1999 | 11.4% | -191.5% |
| 2000 | 8.1% | -28.6% |
| 2001 | 5.0% | -38.3% |
| 2002 | 8.5% | +69.2% |
| 2003 | -0.7% | -107.9% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | -123.1% |
| 2005 | 4.5% | +2788.4% |
| 2006 | 4.4% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 4.9% | +10.1% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | -80.1% |
| 2009 | -0.3% | -131.8% |
| 2010 | 4.0% | -1381.2% |
| 2011 | 2.3% | -41.2% |
| 2012 | 1.2% | -48.4% |
| 2013 | 1.4% | +13.8% |
| 2014 | 1.5% | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 2.0% | +40.6% |
| 2016 | 2.4% | +16.6% |
| 2017 | 2.6% | +8.3% |
| 2018 | 2.8% | +10.0% |
| 2019 | 2.0% | -28.8% |
| 2020 | -4.8% | -336.6% |
| 2021 | 3.9% | -181.1% |
| 2022 | 4.4% | +14.0% |
| 2023 | 1.9% | -56.0% |
| 2024 | 1.0% | -48.8% |
| 2025 | 1.4% | +45.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.9% | -0.5% | 8.3% | 9 |
| 1970s | 6.2% | 3.8% | 8.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.3% | -1.6% | 9.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.6% | -12.5% | 11.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.6% | -0.7% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 1.2% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | -4.8% | 4.4% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Korea
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 3.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 683.09 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 24.75 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 1.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.4928 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 17,853 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate -0.6167 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.6567 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per capita 23,790 current US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 3.69 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is households and npishs final consumption expenditure per capita growth in Korea?
- Households and npishs final consumption expenditure per capita growth in Korea was 1.4% 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 Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 11.4% in 1999.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure per capita growth recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was -12.5% in 1998.
- How does Korea rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure per capita growth?
- Korea ranks 112th out of 172 countries with data for 2025.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure per capita growth rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Korea 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.