Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure was 73.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in Lower middle income, 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 Lower middle income stood at 73.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Lower middle income peaked at 82.3% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 58.5%, in 1981.
Lower middle income ranks 8th 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 Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 82.3% | — |
| 1961 | 81.7% | -0.6% |
| 1962 | 80.3% | -1.8% |
| 1963 | 79.1% | -1.4% |
| 1964 | 80.0% | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 80.1% | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 76.9% | -4.0% |
| 1967 | 79.3% | +3.1% |
| 1968 | 76.6% | -3.3% |
| 1969 | 75.1% | -2.0% |
| 1970 | 72.6% | -3.3% |
| 1971 | 75.7% | +4.3% |
| 1972 | 75.4% | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 73.4% | -2.6% |
| 1974 | 69.5% | -5.4% |
| 1975 | 67.0% | -3.7% |
| 1976 | 66.4% | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 69.0% | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 70.8% | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 69.6% | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 69.7% | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 58.5% | -16.1% |
| 1982 | 61.0% | +4.3% |
| 1983 | 67.6% | +10.7% |
| 1984 | 66.8% | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 65.9% | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 72.5% | +9.9% |
| 1987 | 72.6% | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 72.6% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 71.9% | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 70.3% | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 68.2% | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 69.3% | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 70.3% | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 68.1% | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 63.4% | -6.9% |
| 1996 | 62.8% | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 62.0% | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 60.8% | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 70.7% | +16.3% |
| 2000 | 69.4% | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 69.3% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 68.6% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 68.3% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 64.8% | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 62.7% | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 59.9% | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 60.2% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 58.7% | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 60.2% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 58.8% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 61.2% | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 61.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 63.3% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 64.8% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 68.6% | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 70.4% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 70.5% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 70.5% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 69.0% | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 70.3% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 71.7% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 69.3% | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 70.0% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 73.4% | +4.9% |
| 2025 | 73.2% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 79.1% | 75.1% | 82.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 71.0% | 66.4% | 75.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 67.9% | 58.5% | 72.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 66.6% | 60.8% | 70.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.2% | 58.7% | 69.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.8% | 58.8% | 70.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.3% | 69.3% | 73.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
More economy & growth data for Lower middle income
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.7321 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 5.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1054 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 261.65 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 6.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 6.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 1,785 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.7194 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 298.08 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 1,817 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Lower middle income?
- Households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Lower middle income was 73.2% 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 Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 82.3% in 1960.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.5% in 1981.
- How does Lower middle income rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure?
- Lower middle income ranks 8th out of 43 groups with data for 2025.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lower middle 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.