Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure was 82.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1964–2025
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 Sub-Saharan Africa stood at 82.6%.
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 peaked at 85.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 47.9%, in 1981.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa 3rd 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, 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 | 62.4% | -2.6% |
| 1970 | 61.0% | -2.3% |
| 1971 | 66.1% | +8.4% |
| 1972 | 63.1% | -4.5% |
| 1973 | 63.0% | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 58.2% | -7.6% |
| 1975 | 61.9% | +6.5% |
| 1976 | 57.9% | -6.6% |
| 1977 | 58.9% | +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 | 68.8% | +27.1% |
| 1987 | 75.5% | +9.7% |
| 1988 | 77.5% | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 80.1% | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 83.0% | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 82.9% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 81.0% | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 76.6% | -5.5% |
| 1995 | 70.0% | -8.7% |
| 1996 | 62.3% | -10.9% |
| 1997 | 62.1% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 60.4% | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 84.4% | +39.8% |
| 2000 | 81.9% | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 78.5% | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 72.6% | -7.5% |
| 2003 | 74.4% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 73.6% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 70.6% | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 67.1% | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 66.4% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 63.3% | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 68.7% | +8.7% |
| 2010 | 67.0% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 65.8% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 65.7% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 64.2% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 63.5% | -1.1% |
| 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 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 | +39.8% | 60.4% | 84.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 63.6% | 62.1% | 64.9% | 6 |
| 1970s | 61.3% | 57.9% | 66.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 63.1% | 47.9% | 80.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 74.6% | 60.4% | 84.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.7% | 63.3% | 81.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.3% | 63.5% | 73.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.8% | 65.8% | 85.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
More economy & growth data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2144 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 398.55 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2382 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 3.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per capita 384.35 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2297 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 8.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 358.68 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,874 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 10.5 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Sub-Saharan Africa 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?
- The highest recorded value was 85.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.9% in 1981.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 3rd out of 43 groups with data for 2025.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 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 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.