Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita growth in North America
North America: Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita growth was 1.7% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita growth in North America, 1971–2024
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 North America is 1.7%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 13.0% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure per capita growth in North America peaked at 8.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, -3.2%, in 2020.
That places North America 36th out of 42 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 North America, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 2.5% | — |
| 1972 | 5.0% | +102.9% |
| 1973 | 4.0% | -19.6% |
| 1974 | -1.4% | -134.0% |
| 1975 | 1.3% | -196.8% |
| 1976 | 4.5% | +238.1% |
| 1977 | 3.1% | -32.1% |
| 1978 | 3.2% | +4.0% |
| 1979 | 1.3% | -60.4% |
| 1980 | -1.1% | -191.3% |
| 1981 | 0.4% | -131.1% |
| 1982 | 0.2% | -49.5% |
| 1983 | 4.5% | +2373.7% |
| 1984 | 4.2% | -4.9% |
| 1985 | 4.2% | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 3.1% | -26.3% |
| 1987 | 2.5% | -21.1% |
| 1988 | 3.2% | +29.9% |
| 1989 | 1.9% | -40.6% |
| 1990 | 0.8% | -58.5% |
| 1991 | -1.2% | -256.1% |
| 1992 | 2.1% | -273.6% |
| 1993 | 2.0% | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 2.6% | +25.2% |
| 1995 | 1.7% | -33.5% |
| 1996 | 2.3% | +32.4% |
| 1997 | 2.6% | +16.1% |
| 1998 | 4.0% | +51.4% |
| 1999 | 4.1% | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 3.8% | -7.0% |
| 2001 | 1.5% | -62.1% |
| 2002 | 1.7% | +14.9% |
| 2003 | 2.3% | +34.8% |
| 2004 | 2.8% | +23.0% |
| 2005 | 2.6% | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 2.0% | -24.0% |
| 2007 | 1.6% | -20.3% |
| 2008 | -0.6% | -139.5% |
| 2009 | -2.1% | +236.0% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | -153.9% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | -18.8% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | -38.1% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | +77.2% |
| 2014 | 2.0% | +96.2% |
| 2015 | 2.5% | +25.6% |
| 2016 | 1.6% | -35.7% |
| 2017 | 1.9% | +22.0% |
| 2018 | 2.0% | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | -27.4% |
| 2020 | -3.2% | -318.0% |
| 2021 | 8.4% | -358.7% |
| 2022 | 2.5% | -69.9% |
| 2023 | 1.5% | -40.7% |
| 2024 | 1.7% | +13.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.6% | -1.4% | 5.0% | 9 |
| 1980s | 2.3% | -1.1% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.1% | -1.2% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.5% | -2.1% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 0.6% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.2% | -3.2% | 8.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near North America
More economy & growth data for North America
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0145 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,224 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 479.40 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,250 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 30.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0142 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 469.55 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- GDP (current US$), annual growth rate 4.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7546 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 52,472 current US$ per person (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is households and npishs final consumption expenditure per capita growth in North America?
- Households and npishs final consumption expenditure per capita growth in North America was 1.7% in 2024, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest households and npishs final consumption expenditure per capita growth recorded in North America?
- The highest recorded value was 8.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure per capita growth recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.2% in 2020.
- How does North America rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure per capita growth?
- North America ranks 36th out of 42 groups with data for 2024.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure per capita growth rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this North America 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.