Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in Korea
Korea: Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure was 48.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in Korea, 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 Korea stood at 48.0%.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Korea peaked at 84.8% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 47.1%, in 2021.
Korea ranks 160th 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 Korea, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 84.8% | — |
| 1961 | 83.7% | -1.4% |
| 1962 | 83.0% | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 80.4% | -3.1% |
| 1964 | 82.6% | +2.7% |
| 1965 | 83.3% | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 78.4% | -5.8% |
| 1967 | 78.9% | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 75.3% | -4.6% |
| 1969 | 72.0% | -4.4% |
| 1970 | 73.5% | +2.1% |
| 1971 | 75.2% | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 72.5% | -3.5% |
| 1973 | 68.4% | -5.6% |
| 1974 | 68.5% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 68.9% | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 64.3% | -6.7% |
| 1977 | 61.0% | -5.1% |
| 1978 | 59.7% | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 59.9% | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 62.6% | +4.4% |
| 1981 | 62.6% | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 61.3% | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 58.1% | -5.1% |
| 1984 | 56.2% | -3.4% |
| 1985 | 55.6% | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 53.0% | -4.8% |
| 1987 | 50.5% | -4.7% |
| 1988 | 48.7% | -3.5% |
| 1989 | 50.5% | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 50.1% | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 50.2% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 50.8% | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 51.1% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 51.8% | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 52.1% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 53.4% | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 53.6% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 50.5% | -5.8% |
| 1999 | 52.7% | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 54.6% | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 55.5% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 56.3% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 54.5% | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 52.1% | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 52.8% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 53.6% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 53.1% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 53.3% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 52.5% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 51.2% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 52.1% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 52.3% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 51.5% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 51.1% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 49.8% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 49.2% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 49.0% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 49.4% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 50.1% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 47.8% | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 47.1% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 49.0% | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 49.9% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 48.5% | -2.9% |
| 2025 | 48.0% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 80.3% | 72.0% | 84.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 67.2% | 59.7% | 75.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 55.9% | 48.7% | 62.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 51.6% | 50.1% | 53.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.8% | 52.1% | 56.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.6% | 49.0% | 52.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.4% | 47.1% | 49.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Korea
More economy & growth data for Korea
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 41.23 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 797.74 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 15.80 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 22.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0084 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 305.78 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 4.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2332 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 8,447 includes gold, current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Korea?
- Households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Korea was 48.0% 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 Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 84.8% in 1960.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.1% in 2021.
- How does Korea rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure?
- Korea ranks 160th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Korea 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.