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

Latest (2025)
73.2%
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
8th
of 43 groups
All-time high
82.3%
in 1960
All-time low
58.5%
in 1981
Years of data
66
1960–2025

Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in Lower middle income, 1960–2025

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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

Annual values for Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) in Lower middle income, 1960 to 2025.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 5 Afghanistan 111.7% compare
  2. 6 Kiribati 103.8% compare
  3. 7 Comoros 101.4% compare
  4. 8 Sao Tome and Principe 101.0% compare
  5. 9 Eritrea 98.2% compare
  6. 10 Lesotho 96.8% compare
  7. 11 Tonga 96.2% compare

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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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Indicator
Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 11,074 data points, 1960–2025
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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.