Household consumption — all countries

Household consumption — Sub-Saharan Africa

Household consumption in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2025 — 1,825,512,881,872 US$. Since 1964, the indicator has risen by 6,029.8%.

2025 1.83T US$ +7.79% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 1.83T US$2025
Period minimum 29.78B US$1964

Trend over time

1964–2025 · US$

Household consumption — Sub-Saharan Africa, 1964–20250500B1T1.5T2T19641971197819851992199920062013202020251964: 29,781,178,900 US$1966: 33,992,890,284 US$1968: 37,634,286,152 US$1970: 45,150,058,767 US$1972: 54,135,903,219 US$1974: 80,671,786,773 US$1976: 95,311,736,667 US$1978: 123,729,939,428 US$1980: 182,390,338,363 US$1982: 184,105,337,861 US$1984: 181,494,742,263 US$1986: 186,025,421,401 US$1988: 247,059,060,064 US$1990: 315,182,175,739 US$1992: 303,373,803,603 US$1994: 289,784,797,979 US$1996: 334,964,239,824 US$1998: 342,245,690,169 US$2000: 351,222,329,732 US$2002: 326,370,229,459 US$2004: 517,009,217,521 US$2006: 663,554,452,538 US$2008: 822,933,478,684 US$2010: 983,975,160,138 US$2012: 1,128,952,517,227 US$2014: 1,208,282,480,406 US$2016: 1,070,739,127,065 US$2018: 1,299,221,278,576 US$2020: 1,251,102,967,261 US$2022: 1,548,405,429,348 US$2024: 1,693,559,781,759 US$2025: 1,825,512,881,872 US$
Change over the period: +1.8T (+6,029.75%) Average annual rate: 6.98 %
Household consumption — Sub-Saharan Africa, by year Sub-Saharan Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 1.83T +132B +7.79%
2024 1.69T +111B +6.99%
2023 1.58T +34.5B +2.23%
2022 1.55T +110B +7.61%
2021 1.44T +188B +15.01%
2020 1.25T −61.9B −4.71%
2019 1.31T +13.78B +1.06%
2018 1.3T +71.36B +5.81%
2017 1.23T +157B +14.67%
2016 1.07T −63.15B −5.57%
2015 1.13T −74.39B −6.16%
2014 1.21T +35.87B +3.06%
2013 1.17T +43.46B +3.85%
2012 1.13T +42.77B +3.94%
2011 1.09T +102B +10.39%
2010 984B +130B +15.26%
2009 854B +30.75B +3.74%
2008 823B +62.56B +8.23%
2007 760B +96.82B +14.59%
2006 664B +72.89B +12.34%
2005 591B +73.65B +14.25%
2004 517B +95.77B +22.73%
2003 421B +94.87B +29.07%
2002 326B +3.75B +1.16%
2001 323B −28.6B −8.14%
2000 351B +9.56B +2.8%
1999 342B −584M −0.17%
1998 342B −8.73B −2.49%
1997 351B +16.01B +4.78%
1996 335B −1.57B −0.47%
1995 337B +46.75B +16.13%
1994 290B −9.96B −3.32%
1993 300B −3.62B −1.19%
1992 303B −34.22B −10.14%
1991 338B +22.41B +7.11%
1990 315B +55.19B +21.23%
1989 260B +12.93B +5.23%
1988 247B +18.5B +8.09%
1987 229B +42.54B +22.87%
1986 186B +29.89B +19.14%
1985 156B −25.36B −13.97%
1984 181B −11.24B −5.83%
1983 193B +8.63B +4.69%
1982 184B −9.78B −5.05%
1981 194B +11.5B +6.3%
1980 182B +34.8B +23.57%
1979 148B +23.87B +19.29%
1978 124B +17.09B +16.03%
1977 107B +11.33B +11.88%
1976 95.31B +1.02B +1.08%
1975 94.3B +13.62B +16.89%
1974 80.67B +11.84B +17.2%
1973 68.84B +14.7B +27.15%
1972 54.14B +3.82B +7.59%
1971 50.31B +5.16B +11.44%
1970 45.15B +3.77B +9.12%
1969 41.38B +3.74B +9.94%
1968 37.63B +2.21B +6.25%
1967 35.42B +1.43B +4.2%
1966 33.99B +1.79B +5.55%
1965 32.21B +2.43B +8.14%
1964 29.78B

About the indicator

Household final consumption expenditure in current US dollars — everything people buy for themselves, from food and housing to services. This is the largest part of GDP in almost any country, usually between half and three quarters, and in absolute terms it sets the size of the consumer market. For gauging the capacity of a market the indicator is more useful than GDP: it includes neither government spending nor investment nor exports.

Important: It includes the imputed value of living in owner-occupied housing and other imputed services — computed quantities that statistical offices estimate unevenly.

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