Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in Africa Eastern and Southern
Africa Eastern and Southern: Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure was 67.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in Africa Eastern and Southern, 1982–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Africa Eastern and Southern stood at 67.3%.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 70.6% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 51.9%, in 1985.
That places Africa Eastern and Southern 16th out of 43 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 55.0% | — |
| 1983 | 57.1% | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 57.8% | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 51.9% | -10.2% |
| 1986 | 55.5% | +7.0% |
| 1987 | 60.5% | +9.0% |
| 1988 | 60.9% | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 62.0% | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 66.4% | +7.0% |
| 1991 | 67.0% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 65.3% | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 64.5% | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 68.4% | +6.1% |
| 1995 | 69.3% | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 67.7% | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 68.8% | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 70.6% | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 70.1% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 69.6% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 67.6% | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 64.0% | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 63.6% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 63.4% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 62.1% | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 60.8% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 59.6% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 58.0% | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 61.5% | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 61.2% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 60.7% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 62.8% | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 62.3% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 63.9% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 66.4% | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 66.3% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 65.9% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 65.9% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 66.5% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 66.7% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 65.3% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 65.8% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 67.5% | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 68.3% | +1.3% |
| 2025 | 67.3% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 57.6% | 51.9% | 62.0% | 8 |
| 1990s | 67.8% | 64.5% | 70.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.0% | 58.0% | 69.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.2% | 60.7% | 66.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.8% | 65.3% | 68.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Africa Eastern and Southern
- 13 Central African Republic 94.6% compare
- 14 Egypt 93.4% compare
- 15 Kyrgyzstan 93.3% compare
- 16 Tajikistan 92.7% compare
- 17 Cuba 90.9% compare
- 18 Palestine, State of 90.6% compare
- 19 Guatemala 87.2% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Africa Eastern and Southern was 67.3% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest households and npishs final consumption expenditure recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 70.6% in 1998.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.9% in 1985.
- How does Africa Eastern and Southern rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure?
- Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 16th out of 43 groups with data for 2025.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa Eastern and Southern data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). 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. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.