Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in India
India: Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure was 56.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in India, 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 India stood at 56.7%.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure in India peaked at 87.4% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 54.7%, in 2010.
That places India 121st out of 190 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in India, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 87.4% | — |
| 1961 | 86.2% | -1.3% |
| 1962 | 84.5% | -2.0% |
| 1963 | 81.7% | -3.3% |
| 1964 | 82.5% | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 82.5% | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 84.9% | +2.9% |
| 1967 | 86.4% | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 81.6% | -5.5% |
| 1969 | 80.2% | -1.8% |
| 1970 | 79.7% | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 80.3% | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 80.3% | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 79.5% | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 81.6% | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 77.7% | -4.7% |
| 1976 | 75.0% | -3.5% |
| 1977 | 76.2% | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 76.5% | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 75.8% | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 77.8% | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 76.1% | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 75.1% | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 75.5% | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 74.6% | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 73.0% | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 73.2% | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 71.4% | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 70.1% | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 68.2% | -2.8% |
| 1990 | 67.1% | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 67.0% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 65.7% | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 65.5% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 64.8% | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 63.7% | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 64.6% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 63.9% | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 63.8% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 64.0% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 63.7% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 64.1% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 63.0% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 61.5% | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 58.4% | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 57.4% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 56.1% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 55.8% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 56.7% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 56.0% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 54.7% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 56.2% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 56.5% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 57.6% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 58.1% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 59.0% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 59.3% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 58.7% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 59.3% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 60.9% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 61.1% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 61.0% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 57.1% | -6.3% |
| 2023 | 56.5% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 56.5% | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 56.7% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 83.8% | 80.2% | 87.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 78.3% | 75.0% | 81.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 73.5% | 68.2% | 77.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 65.0% | 63.7% | 67.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.3% | 55.8% | 64.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.0% | 54.7% | 60.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.1% | 56.5% | 61.1% | 6 |
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- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1457 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 393.78 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 6.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1077 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 291.04 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 9.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 9.4 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is households and npishs final consumption expenditure in India?
- Households and npishs final consumption expenditure in India was 56.7% 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 87.4% in 1960.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.7% in 2010.
- How does India rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure?
- India ranks 121st out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India 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.