Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in Congo
Congo: Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure was 51.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in Congo, 1960–2025
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 Congo stood at 51.3%.
The figure is up 8.1% on the previous year and up 29.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Congo peaked at 96.9% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 23.5%, in 2000.
Congo ranks 150th of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in Congo, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 96.9% | — |
| 1961 | 85.9% | -11.3% |
| 1962 | 82.4% | -4.1% |
| 1963 | 83.4% | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 83.4% | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 80.5% | -3.6% |
| 1966 | 75.3% | -6.4% |
| 1967 | 77.7% | +3.3% |
| 1968 | 79.3% | +2.0% |
| 1969 | 80.4% | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 81.8% | +1.8% |
| 1971 | 76.3% | -6.7% |
| 1972 | 77.0% | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 62.3% | -19.2% |
| 1974 | 53.4% | -14.3% |
| 1975 | 70.7% | +32.5% |
| 1976 | 77.5% | +9.5% |
| 1977 | 73.7% | -4.9% |
| 1978 | 67.1% | -9.0% |
| 1979 | 54.9% | -18.2% |
| 1980 | 46.8% | -14.8% |
| 1981 | 56.5% | +20.8% |
| 1982 | 40.0% | -29.1% |
| 1983 | 39.8% | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 38.8% | -2.6% |
| 1985 | 52.5% | +35.2% |
| 1986 | 59.4% | +13.2% |
| 1987 | 56.6% | -4.8% |
| 1988 | 60.1% | +6.3% |
| 1989 | 52.7% | -12.4% |
| 1990 | 31.8% | -39.6% |
| 1991 | 38.1% | +19.9% |
| 1992 | 27.2% | -28.6% |
| 1993 | 31.3% | +15.1% |
| 1994 | 39.4% | +25.7% |
| 1995 | 46.6% | +18.3% |
| 1996 | 45.9% | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 41.4% | -9.8% |
| 1998 | 45.5% | +9.9% |
| 1999 | 36.9% | -18.8% |
| 2000 | 23.5% | -36.3% |
| 2001 | 33.8% | +43.6% |
| 2002 | 29.7% | -11.9% |
| 2003 | 25.1% | -15.4% |
| 2004 | 35.5% | +41.3% |
| 2005 | 31.1% | -12.5% |
| 2006 | 29.6% | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 33.8% | +13.9% |
| 2008 | 32.1% | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 38.9% | +21.2% |
| 2010 | 29.2% | -24.8% |
| 2011 | 27.7% | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 23.7% | -14.4% |
| 2013 | 26.0% | +9.7% |
| 2014 | 28.4% | +9.1% |
| 2015 | 39.5% | +39.4% |
| 2016 | 45.5% | +15.3% |
| 2017 | 34.7% | -23.8% |
| 2018 | 33.1% | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 40.0% | +20.8% |
| 2020 | 46.7% | +16.5% |
| 2021 | 43.0% | -7.8% |
| 2022 | 37.7% | -12.3% |
| 2023 | 44.1% | +16.9% |
| 2024 | 47.4% | +7.5% |
| 2025 | 51.3% | +8.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 82.5% | 75.3% | 96.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 69.5% | 53.4% | 81.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.3% | 38.8% | 60.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 38.4% | 27.2% | 46.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.3% | 23.5% | 38.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.8% | 23.7% | 45.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.0% | 37.7% | 51.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 147 Papua New Guinea 51.4% compare
- 148 Slovenia 51.4% compare
- 149 Russian Federation 51.3% compare
- 151 Burundi 51.1% compare
- 152 Finland 50.8% compare
- 153 Tanzania, United Republic of 50.5% compare
More economy & growth data for Congo
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.79 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.01 Percent per annum (2029)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,017 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 13.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9552 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 2,402 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 8.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 555.85 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 1.40 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.5 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Congo?
- Households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Congo was 51.3% 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 Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 96.9% in 1960.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.5% in 2000.
- How does Congo rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure?
- Congo ranks 150th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo 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.