Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure was 69.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) recorded 69.8% for households and npishs final consumption expenditure in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 74.7% in 1962 and was at its lowest, 62.4%, in 2010.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 10th of 43 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 71.3% | — |
| 1961 | 68.9% | -3.5% |
| 1962 | 74.7% | +8.5% |
| 1963 | 74.0% | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 74.3% | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 72.2% | -2.8% |
| 1966 | 72.2% | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 73.7% | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 74.6% | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 73.1% | -2.0% |
| 1970 | 72.6% | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 73.8% | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 73.4% | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 70.6% | -3.9% |
| 1974 | 70.3% | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 68.9% | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 70.8% | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 70.6% | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 70.7% | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 71.8% | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 70.4% | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 71.7% | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 72.2% | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 70.7% | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 68.3% | -3.3% |
| 1985 | 68.6% | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 69.9% | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 66.6% | -4.7% |
| 1988 | 67.3% | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 62.5% | -7.2% |
| 1990 | 66.5% | +6.5% |
| 1991 | 69.6% | +4.6% |
| 1992 | 71.1% | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 68.7% | -3.3% |
| 1994 | 68.2% | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 67.5% | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 68.5% | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 68.4% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 67.6% | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 67.4% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 67.6% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 67.5% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 67.2% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 67.7% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 66.0% | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 65.9% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 64.4% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 63.6% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 62.9% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 62.7% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 62.4% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 63.6% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 63.6% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 65.7% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 66.9% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 68.3% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 68.4% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 68.5% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 68.8% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 69.0% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 68.3% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 67.9% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 69.5% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 69.2% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 69.7% | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 69.8% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 72.9% | 68.9% | 74.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 71.3% | 68.9% | 73.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 68.8% | 62.5% | 72.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 68.4% | 66.5% | 71.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.6% | 62.7% | 67.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.5% | 62.4% | 69.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.1% | 67.9% | 69.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
More economy & growth data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 7,260 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 2.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.138 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 1,436 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 4.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.6975 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.5838 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 4.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 6,076 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 1,706 current US$ per person (2025)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 69.8% 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 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 74.7% in 1962.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.4% in 2010.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 10th out of 43 groups with data for 2025.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 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.