Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in United States of America
United States of America: Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure was 67.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in United States of America, 1970–2024
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
United States of America recorded 67.9% for households and npishs final consumption expenditure in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure in United States of America peaked at 68.6% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 59.6%, in 1973.
United States of America ranks 75th of 190 countries 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 United States of America, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 60.3% | — |
| 1971 | 60.1% | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 60.1% | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 59.6% | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 60.2% | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 61.2% | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 61.3% | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 61.2% | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 60.5% | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 60.3% | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 61.3% | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 60.3% | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 61.9% | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 62.8% | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 61.7% | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 62.5% | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 63.0% | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 63.4% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 63.6% | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 63.4% | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 63.9% | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 64.0% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 64.4% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 64.9% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 64.8% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 65.0% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 64.5% | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 64.9% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 65.2% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 66.0% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 66.8% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 67.2% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 67.6% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 67.4% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 67.3% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 67.2% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 67.3% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 68.0% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 68.3% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 68.2% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 68.6% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 68.0% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 67.5% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 67.4% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 67.2% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 67.7% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 67.8% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 67.5% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 67.0% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 66.6% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 67.9% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 67.9% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 67.7% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 67.9% | +0.3% |
United States of America compared with similar countries
- United States of America's 67.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 52.9%, 1.3× the median. (70 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 60.5% | 59.6% | 61.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 62.4% | 60.3% | 63.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 64.7% | 63.9% | 65.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.3% | 66.0% | 68.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.7% | 67.0% | 68.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.6% | 66.6% | 67.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near United States of America
More economy & growth data for United States of America
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.63 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.12 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 422.23 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0137 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,235 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 400.52 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 34.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,172 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 52.24 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is households and npishs final consumption expenditure in United States of America?
- Households and npishs final consumption expenditure in United States of America was 67.9% 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 United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 68.6% in 2011.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.6% in 1973.
- How does United States of America rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure?
- United States of America ranks 75th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States of 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.