Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in Euro area
Euro area: Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure was 52.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in Euro area, 1970–2025
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 Euro area stood at 52.6%.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Euro area peaked at 58.0% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 51.2%, in 2021.
That places Euro area 35th out of 43 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in Euro area, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 55.7% | — |
| 1971 | 55.8% | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 55.8% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 55.4% | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 55.4% | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 56.9% | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 56.8% | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 56.9% | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 56.3% | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 56.6% | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 57.3% | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 57.9% | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 58.0% | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 57.8% | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 57.5% | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 57.4% | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 56.7% | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 57.0% | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 56.4% | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 56.5% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 56.0% | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 56.2% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 56.6% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 56.7% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 56.4% | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 55.9% | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 56.3% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 56.0% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 55.9% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 56.1% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 56.2% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 56.0% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 55.7% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 56.1% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 55.8% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 56.0% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 55.5% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 54.9% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 55.2% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 56.3% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 56.1% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 55.8% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 56.0% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 55.7% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 55.2% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 54.5% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 54.4% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 54.1% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 54.0% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 53.6% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 51.9% | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 51.2% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 52.8% | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 52.9% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 52.8% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 52.6% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 56.2% | 55.4% | 56.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 57.2% | 56.4% | 58.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 56.2% | 55.9% | 56.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.8% | 54.9% | 56.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.9% | 53.6% | 56.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.4% | 51.2% | 52.9% | 6 |
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- 32 Solomon Islands 81.9% compare
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- 35 Montenegro 81.3% compare
- 36 Ethiopia 80.9% compare
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More economy & growth data for Euro area
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.4051 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per capita 37,260 current US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.742 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 8.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 20,341 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 26,432 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 8.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.5264 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 1.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 1.87 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Euro area?
- Households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Euro area was 52.6% 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 Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 58.0% in 1982.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.2% in 2021.
- How does Euro area rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure?
- Euro area ranks 35th out of 43 groups with data for 2025.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Euro area 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.