Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in North America
North America: Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure was 67.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in North America, 1970–2024
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, households and npishs final consumption expenditure in North America stood at 67.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure in North America peaked at 67.4% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 59.2%, in 1973.
North America ranks 17th of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in North America, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 60.0% | — |
| 1971 | 59.8% | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 59.7% | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 59.2% | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 59.6% | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 60.6% | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 60.6% | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 60.6% | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 60.0% | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 59.8% | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 60.6% | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 59.6% | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 61.2% | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 62.1% | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 61.1% | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 61.9% | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 62.5% | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 62.7% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 62.8% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 62.6% | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 63.1% | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 63.4% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 63.8% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 64.3% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 64.2% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 64.3% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 64.3% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 64.0% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 64.3% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 64.6% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 65.2% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 66.1% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 66.5% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 66.7% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 66.4% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 66.2% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 66.0% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 66.2% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 66.7% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 67.4% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 67.1% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 67.3% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 66.8% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 66.3% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 66.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 66.5% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 67.0% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 66.7% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 66.3% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 65.9% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 66.9% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 66.8% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 66.8% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 67.0% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 60.0% | 59.2% | 60.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 61.7% | 59.6% | 62.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 64.1% | 63.1% | 64.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.3% | 65.2% | 67.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.7% | 66.3% | 67.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.7% | 65.9% | 67.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near North America
- 14 Egypt 93.4% compare
- 15 Kyrgyzstan 93.3% compare
- 16 Tajikistan 92.7% compare
- 17 Cuba 90.9% compare
- 18 Palestine, State of 90.6% compare
- 19 Guatemala 87.2% compare
- 20 Jordan 86.7% compare
More economy & growth data for North America
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0145 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,224 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 479.40 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,250 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 30.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0142 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 469.55 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- GDP (current US$), annual growth rate 4.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7546 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 52,472 current US$ per person (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is households and npishs final consumption expenditure in North America?
- Households and npishs final consumption expenditure in North America was 67.0% in 2024, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest households and npishs final consumption expenditure recorded in North America?
- The highest recorded value was 67.4% in 2009.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.2% in 1973.
- How does North America rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure?
- North America ranks 17th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North America 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.