South Africa — Final consumption (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1950–2026 · 77 observations
About this series
Final consumption expenditure is spending by households, nonprofit institutions serving households and government on goods and services for current use. It is a component of GDP. This series expresses the aggregate as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
The latest final consumption reading for South Africa was 83.3% of GDP in 2025. The previous reading was 83.6% of GDP in 2024; the period change was −0.38 percentage points. The latest reading was above the selected 10-year average of 82.9% of GDP.
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Latest observations
2011–2026
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 82.7 % of GDP |
| 2025 | 83.3 % of GDP |
| 2024 | 83.6 % of GDP |
| 2023 | 83.7 % of GDP |
| 2022 | 82.4 % of GDP |
11 earlier values, back to 2011
| 2021 | 81 % of GDP |
| 2020 | 83.3 % of GDP |
| 2019 | 83.7 % of GDP |
| 2018 | 83.3 % of GDP |
| 2017 | 82.2 % of GDP |
| 2016 | 82.6 % of GDP |
| 2015 | 82.7 % of GDP |
| 2014 | 83 % of GDP |
| 2013 | 82.9 % of GDP |
| 2012 | 83.1 % of GDP |
| 2011 | 81.1 % of GDP |