Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure was 68.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 68.9% for households and npishs final consumption expenditure in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 75.3% in 1962 and was at its lowest, 62.3%, in 2010.
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 11th 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 72.4% | — |
| 1961 | 70.0% | -3.3% |
| 1962 | 75.3% | +7.6% |
| 1963 | 74.7% | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 75.0% | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 72.8% | -2.9% |
| 1966 | 72.6% | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 73.9% | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 74.9% | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 73.6% | -1.8% |
| 1970 | 73.2% | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 74.2% | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 74.0% | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 71.5% | -3.4% |
| 1974 | 70.3% | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 69.2% | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 70.9% | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 70.8% | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 70.8% | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 71.9% | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 70.6% | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 72.0% | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 71.9% | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 70.3% | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 68.0% | -3.3% |
| 1985 | 68.4% | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 69.6% | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 66.4% | -4.5% |
| 1988 | 67.1% | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 62.5% | -6.9% |
| 1990 | 66.5% | +6.4% |
| 1991 | 69.5% | +4.4% |
| 1992 | 70.9% | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 68.8% | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 68.1% | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 67.4% | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 68.4% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 68.4% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 67.6% | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 67.3% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 67.5% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 67.4% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 67.0% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 67.4% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 65.6% | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 65.6% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 63.9% | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 63.2% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 62.7% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 62.6% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 62.3% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 63.5% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 63.5% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 65.5% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 66.7% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 67.8% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 68.0% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 68.0% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 68.3% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 68.5% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 67.8% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 67.6% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 69.1% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 68.7% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 69.0% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 68.9% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 73.5% | 70.0% | 75.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 71.7% | 69.2% | 74.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 68.7% | 62.5% | 72.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 68.3% | 66.5% | 70.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.3% | 62.6% | 67.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.2% | 62.3% | 68.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.5% | 67.6% | 69.1% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 4.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 1,700 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 2.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.136 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 1,472 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 7,460 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.5831 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 2.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.157 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.6893 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 68.9% 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 75.3% in 1962.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.3% in 2010.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 11th out of 43 groups with data for 2025.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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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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.