Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita growth in South Africa
South Africa: Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita growth was 2.4% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita growth in South Africa, 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 South Africa is 2.4%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 981.0% on the previous year and up 1,804.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure per capita growth in South Africa peaked at 7.7% in 2006 and was at its lowest, -7.6%, in 2020.
That places South Africa 83rd 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 South Africa, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -0.7% | — |
| 1962 | 0.1% | -113.7% |
| 1963 | 3.3% | +3423.0% |
| 1964 | 4.9% | +50.8% |
| 1965 | 0.5% | -90.7% |
| 1966 | 1.5% | +222.6% |
| 1967 | 1.3% | -13.5% |
| 1968 | 4.1% | +217.5% |
| 1969 | 3.7% | -8.6% |
| 1970 | 3.4% | -9.1% |
| 1971 | 1.7% | -50.1% |
| 1972 | 1.3% | -21.1% |
| 1973 | 4.5% | +242.2% |
| 1974 | 2.3% | -49.0% |
| 1975 | 0.8% | -65.5% |
| 1976 | -1.1% | -241.9% |
| 1977 | -3.5% | +209.8% |
| 1978 | -1.1% | -68.8% |
| 1979 | -0.3% | -76.3% |
| 1980 | 5.3% | -2148.0% |
| 1981 | 3.7% | -30.4% |
| 1982 | -1.4% | -136.9% |
| 1983 | -0.5% | -61.3% |
| 1984 | 1.0% | -295.1% |
| 1985 | -6.6% | -739.6% |
| 1986 | -3.0% | -54.8% |
| 1987 | 0.7% | -122.3% |
| 1988 | 2.2% | +222.3% |
| 1989 | -0.2% | -111.0% |
| 1990 | 0.1% | -121.9% |
| 1991 | -2.8% | -5458.2% |
| 1992 | -3.2% | +15.0% |
| 1993 | -0.1% | -96.3% |
| 1994 | 2.3% | -2077.9% |
| 1995 | 4.6% | +99.0% |
| 1996 | 3.1% | -32.8% |
| 1997 | 2.0% | -35.1% |
| 1998 | 0.5% | -74.5% |
| 1999 | 0.6% | +23.0% |
| 2000 | 3.2% | +402.3% |
| 2001 | 2.6% | -18.3% |
| 2002 | 2.2% | -15.6% |
| 2003 | 1.8% | -17.6% |
| 2004 | 5.2% | +185.7% |
| 2005 | 5.1% | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 7.7% | +51.5% |
| 2007 | 5.4% | -29.6% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -99.1% |
| 2009 | -3.7% | -7493.5% |
| 2010 | 4.4% | -218.6% |
| 2011 | 2.8% | -37.5% |
| 2012 | 1.7% | -38.2% |
| 2013 | -0.1% | -106.6% |
| 2014 | -0.9% | +728.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -113.3% |
| 2016 | -0.3% | -308.1% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | -504.5% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | +37.1% |
| 2019 | -0.4% | -126.0% |
| 2020 | -7.6% | +1934.6% |
| 2021 | 4.4% | -157.4% |
| 2022 | 1.2% | -72.6% |
| 2023 | -1.1% | -191.2% |
| 2024 | -0.3% | -75.4% |
| 2025 | 2.4% | -981.0% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 2.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.2%, 74% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 2.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.7%, 1.4× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita growth in South Africa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | -7493.5% | 0.1% | -3.7% |
| 1991 | -5458.2% | 0.1% | -2.8% |
| 1963 | +3423.0% | 0.1% | 3.3% |
| 1980 | +2148.0% | -0.3% | 5.3% |
| 1994 | +2077.9% | -0.1% | 2.3% |
| 2020 | -1934.6% | -0.4% | -7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.1% | -0.7% | 4.9% | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8% | -3.5% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1% | -6.6% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7% | -3.2% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.9% | -3.7% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | -0.9% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.2% | -7.6% | 4.4% | 6 |
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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 per capita growth in South Africa?
- Households and npishs final consumption expenditure per capita growth in South Africa was 2.4% 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 South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 7.7% in 2006.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure per capita growth recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.6% in 2020.
- How does South Africa rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure per capita growth?
- South Africa ranks 83rd out of 172 countries with data for 2025.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure per capita growth rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,804.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Africa 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.