Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita growth in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita growth was 1.9% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita growth in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1992–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2025, households and npishs final consumption expenditure per capita growth in Sub-Saharan Africa stood at 1.9%.
That represents a change of up 208.6% on the previous year and up 117.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure per capita growth in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 4.6% in 2006 and was at its lowest, -3.6%, in 1992.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 29th of 42 groups 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 Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | -3.6% | — |
| 1993 | 0.1% | -102.9% |
| 1994 | -0.4% | -449.9% |
| 1995 | 3.1% | -959.3% |
| 1996 | 1.5% | -51.6% |
| 1997 | 0.6% | -60.5% |
| 1998 | 1.2% | +101.9% |
| 1999 | 0.8% | -37.5% |
| 2000 | -0.5% | -163.8% |
| 2001 | 1.5% | -402.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | -91.3% |
| 2003 | 1.6% | +1141.9% |
| 2004 | 2.7% | +73.2% |
| 2005 | 3.4% | +26.6% |
| 2006 | 4.6% | +32.7% |
| 2007 | 2.7% | -41.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | -87.0% |
| 2009 | -0.4% | -216.5% |
| 2010 | 2.9% | -809.7% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -92.9% |
| 2012 | 1.8% | +775.1% |
| 2013 | 2.0% | +9.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | -52.8% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | -7.9% |
| 2016 | -0.3% | -133.6% |
| 2017 | 1.6% | -644.5% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | -51.5% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -76.8% |
| 2020 | -3.1% | -1880.8% |
| 2021 | 3.0% | -196.5% |
| 2022 | 1.8% | -38.7% |
| 2023 | 1.0% | -47.1% |
| 2024 | 0.6% | -38.6% |
| 2025 | 1.9% | +208.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita growth in Sub-Saharan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -1880.8% | 0.2% | -3.1% |
| 2003 | +1141.9% | 0.1% | 1.6% |
| 1995 | +959.3% | -0.4% | 3.1% |
| 2010 | +809.7% | -0.4% | 2.9% |
| 2012 | +775.1% | 0.2% | 1.8% |
| 2017 | +644.5% | -0.3% | 1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4% | -3.6% | 3.1% | 8 |
| 2000s | 1.6% | -0.5% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | -0.3% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | -3.1% | 3.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
More economy & growth data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 386.71 current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -1.99 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 8.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 407.9 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2438 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 6.95 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 5.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2382 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 398.55 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 7.16 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is households and npishs final consumption expenditure per capita growth in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Households and npishs final consumption expenditure per capita growth in Sub-Saharan Africa was 1.9% 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 Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 4.6% in 2006.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure per capita growth recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.6% in 1992.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure per capita growth?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 29th out of 42 groups with data for 2025.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure per capita growth rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 117.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan 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.