Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure was 68.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in Latin America & Caribbean, 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 Latin America & Caribbean stood at 68.7%.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 74.5% in 1962 and was at its lowest, 62.0%, in 2010.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 12th of 43 groups on this measure, 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 Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 71.8% | — |
| 1961 | 69.4% | -3.3% |
| 1962 | 74.5% | +7.5% |
| 1963 | 73.8% | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 74.2% | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 72.1% | -2.9% |
| 1966 | 71.9% | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 73.0% | +1.6% |
| 1968 | 73.9% | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 72.6% | -1.8% |
| 1970 | 72.2% | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 73.2% | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 73.1% | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 70.8% | -3.2% |
| 1974 | 69.7% | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 68.7% | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 70.4% | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 70.3% | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 70.3% | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 71.2% | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 70.0% | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 71.3% | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 71.3% | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 69.9% | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 67.7% | -3.1% |
| 1985 | 68.0% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 69.2% | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 66.3% | -4.2% |
| 1988 | 66.9% | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 62.5% | -6.5% |
| 1990 | 66.1% | +5.8% |
| 1991 | 69.1% | +4.4% |
| 1992 | 70.4% | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 68.4% | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 67.9% | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 67.2% | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 68.1% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 68.0% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 67.3% | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 67.0% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 67.1% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 66.8% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 66.4% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 66.7% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 65.1% | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 65.1% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 63.6% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 62.9% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 62.5% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 62.3% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 62.0% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 63.2% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 63.4% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 65.3% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 66.4% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 67.5% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 67.5% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 67.7% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 68.0% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 68.2% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 67.3% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 67.4% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 68.8% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 68.5% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 68.7% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 68.7% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 72.7% | 69.4% | 74.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 71.0% | 68.7% | 73.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 68.3% | 62.5% | 71.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 68.0% | 66.1% | 70.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.8% | 62.3% | 67.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.9% | 62.0% | 68.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.2% | 67.3% | 68.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
More economy & growth data for Latin America & Caribbean
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 1,502 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 1,782 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 2.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 60.29 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1354 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.6869 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 2.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 7,621 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1607 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 4.28 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Latin America & Caribbean was 68.7% 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 Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 74.5% in 1962.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.0% in 2010.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 12th out of 43 groups with data for 2025.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean 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.