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Household consumption, billion USD, 2023:

The average for 2023 based on 40 countries was 28.06 billion U.S. dollars. The highest value was in South Africa: 245.16 billion U.S. dollars and the lowest value was in the Comoros: 1.35 billion U.S. dollars. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: billion U.S. dollars; Source: The World Bank
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Countries Household consumption, in dollars, 2023 Global rank Available data
South Africa 245.16 1 1960 - 2023
Ethiopia 129.17 2 2011 - 2023
Sudan 88.13 3 1960 - 2023
Kenya 83.13 4 1960 - 2023
Ghana 64.34 5 1960 - 2023
Ivory Coast 51.21 6 1960 - 2023
Angola 47.81 7 2002 - 2023
Tanzania 42.79 8 1990 - 2023
DR Congo 41.64 9 1994 - 2023
Cameroon 36.41 10 1965 - 2023
Uganda 34.92 11 1960 - 2023
Zimbabwe 26.87 12 1960 - 2023
Senegal 20.65 13 1960 - 2023
Mozambique 16.34 14 1991 - 2023
Guinea 16.19 15 1986 - 2023
Mali 15.32 16 1967 - 2023
Somalia 13.55 17 1960 - 2023
Burkina Faso 13.13 18 1960 - 2023
Zambia 12.99 19 2010 - 2023
Benin 11.61 20 1960 - 2023
Rwanda 10.62 21 1960 - 2023
Madagascar 9.97 22 1960 - 2023
Chad 9.81 23 1960 - 2023
Mauritius 9.73 24 1976 - 2023
Namibia 9.05 25 1980 - 2023
Botswana 8.33 26 1960 - 2023
Togo 7.16 27 1963 - 2023
R. of Congo 6.76 28 1960 - 2023
Gabon 6.69 29 1970 - 2023
Eq. Guinea 6.5 30 2005 - 2023
Mauritania 5.89 31 1966 - 2023
Sierra Leone 5.62 32 1964 - 2023
C.A. Republic 2.49 33 1960 - 2023
Gambia 2.06 34 1977 - 2023
Burundi 2 35 1960 - 2023
Lesotho 1.97 36 1960 - 2023
Cape Verde 1.93 37 2007 - 2023
Seychelles 1.58 38 1976 - 2023
G.-Bissau 1.51 39 1970 - 2023
Comoros 1.35 40 1980 - 2023


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Definition: Household final consumption expenditure (formerly private consumption) is the market value of all goods and services, including durable products (such as cars, washing machines, and home computers), purchased by households. It excludes purchases of dwellings but includes imputed rent for owner-occupied dwellings. It also includes payments and fees to governments to obtain permits and licenses. Here, household consumption expenditure includes the expenditures of nonprofit institutions serving households, even when reported separately by the country. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

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