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Household consumption (% of GDP) — all countries

Household consumption (% of GDP) — Low-income countries

Household consumption (% of GDP) in low-income countries in 2025 — 72.8%. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 6.4 pp.

2025 72.8% −2.3 pp vs 2024
World rank —
Period maximum 80.9%1993
Period minimum 67.3%2007

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of GDP

Household consumption (% of GDP) — Low-income countries, 1991–2025657075808519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 79.2%1992: 77.7%1993: 80.9%1994: 78.6%1995: 79.9%1996: 77.8%1997: 77.2%1998: 78.4%1999: 76.6%2000: 75.4%2001: 71.6%2002: 72.6%2003: 70.9%2004: 68.7%2005: 68.6%2006: 68.3%2007: 67.3%2008: 69.4%2009: 74.8%2010: 71.1%2011: 72.8%2012: 78.7%2013: 77.6%2014: 77.7%2015: 78.9%2016: 78%2017: 76.9%2018: 76.6%2019: 74.2%2020: 74.4%2021: 73.2%2022: 75.6%2023: 74.9%2024: 75.1%2025: 72.8%
Change over the period: −6.4 pp Annual average: -0.19 pp
Household consumption (% of GDP) — Low-income countries, by year Low-income countries All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 72.8 −2.3 pp
2024 75.1 +0.2 pp
2023 74.9 −0.7 pp
2022 75.6 +2.4 pp
2021 73.2 −1.2 pp
2020 74.4 +0.2 pp
2019 74.2 −2.4 pp
2018 76.6 −0.3 pp
2017 76.9 −1 pp
2016 78 −0.9 pp
2015 78.9 +1.2 pp
2014 77.7 +0 pp
2013 77.6 −1 pp
2012 78.7 +5.8 pp
2011 72.8 +1.8 pp
2010 71.1 −3.7 pp
2009 74.8 +5.3 pp
2008 69.4 +2.2 pp
2007 67.3 −1 pp
2006 68.3 −0.3 pp
2005 68.6 −0.1 pp
2004 68.7 −2.2 pp
2003 70.9 −1.7 pp
2002 72.6 +1 pp
2001 71.6 −3.8 pp
2000 75.4 −1.3 pp
1999 76.6 −1.8 pp
1998 78.4 +1.3 pp
1997 77.2 −0.6 pp
1996 77.8 −2.2 pp
1995 79.9 +1.3 pp
1994 78.6 −2.2 pp
1993 80.9 +3.2 pp
1992 77.7 −1.5 pp
1991 79.2 —

About the indicator

Household final consumption expenditure as a percent of GDP — the market value of all goods and services bought by the population, including the imputed rent of owner-occupied housing. A low consumption share alongside a high share of capital formation is typical of investment- and export-driven economies; a high one, of countries short of savings.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.

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