Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in Zambia
Zambia: Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure was 48.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in Zambia, 2010–2024
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 Zambia is 48.0%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Zambia peaked at 54.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 35.6%, in 2022.
Zambia ranks 159th of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 54.6% | — |
| 2011 | 50.4% | -7.7% |
| 2012 | 47.2% | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 47.2% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 45.0% | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 46.6% | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 44.5% | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 39.9% | -10.2% |
| 2018 | 44.9% | +12.4% |
| 2019 | 42.2% | -6.1% |
| 2020 | 37.3% | -11.5% |
| 2021 | 36.0% | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 35.6% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 47.1% | +32.4% |
| 2024 | 48.0% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 46.3% | 39.9% | 54.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.8% | 35.6% | 48.0% | 5 |
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More economy & growth data for Zambia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.31 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.92 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 310.54 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0123 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 14.57 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 2.36 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 268.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0932 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 110.69 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 28.89 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Zambia?
- Households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Zambia was 48.0% 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 Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 54.6% in 2010.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.6% in 2022.
- How does Zambia rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure?
- Zambia ranks 159th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia 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.