Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in Spain
Spain: Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure was 55.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in Spain, 1970–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Spain is 55.6%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Spain peaked at 66.0% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 55.4%, in 2024.
Spain ranks 126th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in Spain, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 64.0% | — |
| 1971 | 64.2% | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 63.8% | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 63.5% | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 64.1% | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 64.2% | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 65.6% | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 64.9% | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 63.8% | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 64.3% | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 65.5% | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 66.0% | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 65.7% | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 65.0% | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 63.6% | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 63.3% | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 62.5% | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 62.5% | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 61.7% | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 62.0% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 61.4% | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 61.3% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 62.0% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 61.9% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 61.7% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 61.0% | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 60.5% | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 60.2% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 59.7% | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 59.6% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 59.6% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 59.3% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 58.7% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 58.0% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 58.3% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 58.2% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 57.9% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 57.7% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 57.5% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 57.0% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 58.2% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 58.5% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 59.6% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 59.0% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 59.3% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 58.4% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 58.1% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 58.4% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 58.1% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 57.4% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 56.1% | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 56.1% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 56.4% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 55.4% | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 55.4% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 55.6% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 64.2% | 63.5% | 65.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 63.8% | 61.7% | 66.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 60.9% | 59.6% | 62.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.2% | 57.0% | 59.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.5% | 57.4% | 59.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.8% | 55.4% | 56.4% | 6 |
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- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 5.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0467 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 1,804 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 9.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.192 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 7,417 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 5.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 0.1699 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Spain?
- Households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Spain was 55.6% 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 Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 66.0% in 1981.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.4% in 2024.
- How does Spain rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure?
- Spain ranks 126th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain 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.