Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure was 82.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1964–2025
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 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) is 82.6%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and up 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 85.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 47.9%, in 1981.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 2nd out of 43 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 64.9% | — |
| 1965 | 63.7% | -1.8% |
| 1966 | 62.1% | -2.6% |
| 1967 | 64.6% | +4.1% |
| 1968 | 64.1% | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 62.5% | -2.6% |
| 1970 | 61.0% | -2.3% |
| 1971 | 66.2% | +8.4% |
| 1972 | 63.2% | -4.5% |
| 1973 | 63.0% | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 58.2% | -7.6% |
| 1975 | 62.0% | +6.5% |
| 1976 | 57.9% | -6.6% |
| 1977 | 59.0% | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 61.1% | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 61.8% | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 60.8% | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 47.9% | -21.2% |
| 1982 | 48.9% | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 57.0% | +16.6% |
| 1984 | 60.1% | +5.4% |
| 1985 | 54.2% | -9.9% |
| 1986 | 68.9% | +27.1% |
| 1987 | 75.6% | +9.7% |
| 1988 | 77.6% | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 80.2% | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 83.0% | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 82.9% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 81.1% | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 76.7% | -5.4% |
| 1995 | 70.0% | -8.7% |
| 1996 | 62.3% | -10.9% |
| 1997 | 62.1% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 60.4% | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 84.5% | +39.9% |
| 2000 | 82.0% | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 78.6% | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 72.7% | -7.5% |
| 2003 | 74.5% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 73.6% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 70.6% | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 67.1% | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 66.4% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 63.3% | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 68.8% | +8.7% |
| 2010 | 67.0% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 65.8% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 65.8% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 64.3% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 63.5% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 67.2% | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 69.9% | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 73.4% | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 72.2% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 64.2% | -11.1% |
| 2020 | 65.8% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 67.2% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 67.6% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 74.8% | +10.6% |
| 2024 | 85.1% | +13.9% |
| 2025 | 82.6% | -3.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +39.9% | 60.4% | 84.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 63.7% | 62.1% | 64.9% | 6 |
| 1970s | 61.3% | 57.9% | 66.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 63.1% | 47.9% | 80.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 74.6% | 60.4% | 84.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.8% | 63.3% | 82.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.3% | 63.5% | 73.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.8% | 65.8% | 85.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
More economy & growth data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 4.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.147 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 245.62 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 7.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.8257 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 1,380 current US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 8.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per capita 1,655 current US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9901 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 3.8 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 82.6% 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 85.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.9% in 1981.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 2nd out of 43 groups with data for 2025.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high 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.