Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita growth in United States of America
United States of America: Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita growth was 2.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita growth in United States of America, 1971–2024
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2024, households and npishs final consumption expenditure per capita growth in United States of America stood at 2.0%.
The figure is up 13.8% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure per capita growth in United States of America peaked at 8.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, -2.9%, in 2020.
That places United States of America 94th out of 172 countries with data for 2024, 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 United States of America, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 2.5% | — |
| 1972 | 5.0% | +98.6% |
| 1973 | 4.0% | -20.9% |
| 1974 | -1.7% | -144.0% |
| 1975 | 1.3% | -172.7% |
| 1976 | 4.6% | +261.9% |
| 1977 | 3.2% | -30.4% |
| 1978 | 3.3% | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 1.3% | -61.7% |
| 1980 | -1.3% | -200.9% |
| 1981 | 0.4% | -131.4% |
| 1982 | 0.5% | +26.4% |
| 1983 | 4.7% | +837.7% |
| 1984 | 4.4% | -7.4% |
| 1985 | 4.2% | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 3.2% | -25.4% |
| 1987 | 2.5% | -22.2% |
| 1988 | 3.2% | +31.1% |
| 1989 | 1.9% | -39.8% |
| 1990 | 0.9% | -55.4% |
| 1991 | -1.1% | -232.4% |
| 1992 | 2.3% | -296.0% |
| 1993 | 2.1% | -5.5% |
| 1994 | 2.6% | +22.6% |
| 1995 | 1.7% | -33.6% |
| 1996 | 2.3% | +31.3% |
| 1997 | 2.5% | +11.0% |
| 1998 | 4.1% | +62.1% |
| 1999 | 4.2% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 3.9% | -7.3% |
| 2001 | 1.5% | -62.1% |
| 2002 | 1.6% | +8.8% |
| 2003 | 2.3% | +42.9% |
| 2004 | 2.8% | +23.4% |
| 2005 | 2.6% | -7.9% |
| 2006 | 1.9% | -26.3% |
| 2007 | 1.5% | -23.5% |
| 2008 | -0.8% | -154.3% |
| 2009 | -2.2% | +173.3% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | -148.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | -14.2% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | -37.6% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | +74.1% |
| 2014 | 2.0% | +106.2% |
| 2015 | 2.6% | +26.6% |
| 2016 | 1.7% | -35.2% |
| 2017 | 1.9% | +16.7% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | +10.9% |
| 2019 | 1.6% | -24.2% |
| 2020 | -2.9% | -279.7% |
| 2021 | 8.6% | -395.7% |
| 2022 | 2.4% | -71.9% |
| 2023 | 1.7% | -28.7% |
| 2024 | 2.0% | +13.8% |
United States of America compared with similar countries
- United States of America's 2.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.6%, 1.3× the median. (63 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita growth in United States of America 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +837.7% | 0.5% | 4.7% |
| 2021 | +395.7% | -2.9% | 8.6% |
| 1992 | +296.0% | -1.1% | 2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.6% | -1.7% | 5.0% | 9 |
| 1980s | 2.4% | -1.3% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.2% | -1.1% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.5% | -2.2% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 0.6% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.4% | -2.9% | 8.6% | 5 |
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- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 422.23 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0137 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,235 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 400.52 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 34.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,172 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 52.24 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is households and npishs final consumption expenditure per capita growth in United States of America?
- Households and npishs final consumption expenditure per capita growth in United States of America was 2.0% 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 United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 8.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure per capita growth recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.9% in 2020.
- How does United States of America rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure per capita growth?
- United States of America ranks 94th out of 172 countries with data for 2024.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure per capita growth rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United States of 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.