South Africa (2025)
65.8
% of GDP
+1.2pp YoY
YoY Change
+1.2pp
percentage points
Trend
up
Series length
50
years of data

Data

South Africa Household Final Consumption (% of GDP) (2025) — source data. World Bank.
Year % of GDP YoY Change
2025 65.8 +1.2pp
2024 64.6 +0.4pp
2023 64.2 +0.8pp
2022 63.4 +1.6pp
2021 61.8 -0.8pp
2020 62.6 -1.5pp
2019 64.1 +0.1pp
2018 64 +1pp
2017 63 -0.3pp
2016 63.3 -0.4pp
2015 63.7 unchanged
2014 63.7 -0.2pp
2013 63.9 -0.4pp
2012 64.3 +1.4pp
2011 62.9 +0.5pp
2010 62.4 +0.4pp
2009 62 -1pp
2008 63 -0.5pp
2007 63.5 -0.1pp
2006 63.6 unchanged

About this Dataset

South Africa recorded 65.8 % of GDP in 2025. The latest change was +1.2pp. Across 1976–2025 the series ranges from 53.5 in 1980 to 66 in 1999.

This page tracks household final consumption expenditure as a share of GDP in South Africa from 1990 to present. Consumer spending weight reflects the importance of domestic demand as a growth driver relative to exports or investment.

Data sourced from World Bank via Open Data API. Values use World Bank standardised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks household final consumption expenditure as a share of GDP in South Africa from 1990 to present. Consumer spending weight reflects the importance of domestic demand as a growth driver relative to exports or investment. It is published by World Bank and updated annually.

The most recent observation covers 2025. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1976–2025 (50 observations).

The series peaked at 66 % of GDP in 1999 and reached its lowest recorded value of 53.5 in 1980. The latest reading of 65.8 in 2025 represents a change of +1.2pp.