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Household Consumption (% of GDP) by African country
Somalia has the highest household consumption as a share of GDP of any African country, at 133.3% — 1.3× Comoros's 101.4%.
Household and non-profit final consumption expenditure as a share of GDP. 50 of 54 countries, ranked · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2025.
Latest available year varies by country (2023–2025). Only observations within 2 years of the freshest result are included, and each row shows its period.
Somalia
Comoros
Sao Tome and PrincipeBy region
Full ranking
| # | Country | Household Consumption (% of GDP) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somalia | 133.3% | |
| 2 | Comoros | 101.4% | |
| 3 | Sao Tome and Principe | 101% | |
| 4 | Lesotho | 96.8% | |
| 5 | Central African Republic | 94.6% | |
| 6 | Egypt | 93.4% | |
| 7 | Gambia | 86.1% | |
| 8 | Zimbabwe | 84.4% | |
| 9 | Malawi | 84.1% | |
| 10 | Ghana | 83% | |
| 11 | Sudan | 81.5% | |
| 12 | Ethiopia | 80.9% | |
| 13 | Tunisia | 79.6% | |
| 14 | Namibia | 78.3% | |
| 15 | Sierra Leone | 78.2% | |
| 16 | Kenya | 76.9% | |
| 17 | Cameroon | 75.8% | |
| 18 | Togo | 75% | |
| 19 | Madagascar | 72.8% | |
| 20 | Guinea-Bissau | 71.9% | |
| 21 | Mali | 71.5% | |
| 22 | Cabo Verde | 71.1% | |
| 23 | Mozambique | 70.9% | |
| 24 | Seychelles | 69.3% | |
| 25 | Djibouti | 68.7% | |
| 26 | Mauritius | 68.4% | |
| 27 | Niger | 68.2% | |
| 28 | Guinea | 67.1% | |
| 29 | Cote d'Ivoire | 67% | |
| 30 | South Africa | 65.8% | |
| 31 | Uganda | 65.2% | |
| 32 | Rwanda | 64.4% | |
| 33 | Senegal | 63.8% | |
| 34 | Eswatini | 63.5% | |
| 35 | Angola | 61.7% | |
| 36 | Burkina Faso | 60% | |
| 37 | Morocco | 59.3% | |
| 38 | Benin | 58.3% | |
| 39 | Chad | 57% | |
| 40 | Mauritania | 54% | |
| 41 | Equatorial Guinea | 53.2% | |
| 42 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 52.7% | |
| 43 | Republic of the Congo | 51.3% | |
| 44 | Burundi | 51.1% | |
| 45 | Tanzania | 50.5% | |
| 46 | Zambia | 48% | |
| 47 | Botswana | 45.8% | |
| 48 | Algeria | 41.8% | |
| 49 | Gabon | 37.9% | |
| 50 | Libya | 30.9% |
Lesotho
Central African Republic
Egypt
Gambia
Zimbabwe
Malawi
Ghana
Sudan
Ethiopia
Tunisia
Namibia
Sierra Leone
Kenya
Cameroon
Togo
Madagascar
Guinea-Bissau
Mali
Cabo Verde
Mozambique
Seychelles
Djibouti
Mauritius
Niger
Guinea
Cote d'Ivoire
South Africa
Uganda
Rwanda
Senegal
Eswatini
Angola
Burkina Faso
Morocco
Benin
Chad
Mauritania
Equatorial Guinea
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Republic of the Congo
Burundi
Tanzania
Zambia
Botswana
Algeria
Gabon
LibyaGet this ranking via API
One call to /v1/data returns the latest Household Consumption (% of GDP) figure for every country you pass — JSON, with source metadata on each observation.
curl "https://api.africa-api.com/v1/data?metric_key=household_consumption_pct_gdp&latest=true&country_codes=NG,KE,ZA,EG" \
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Frequently asked questions
Which African country has the highest household consumption as a share of GDP?
Somalia has the highest household consumption as a share of GDP in Africa at 133.3% (2025), followed by Comoros and Sao Tome and Principe.
Which African country has the lowest household consumption as a share of GDP?
Libya has the lowest household consumption as a share of GDP of the 50 African countries with data, at 30.9% (2025).
How many African countries report Household Consumption (% of GDP) data?
50 of 54 African countries have a Household Consumption (% of GDP) figure in the Africa API, each from the latest year available for that country (which can differ between countries, here 2023–2025). Every value links to its full series with source and history.
How do I get this ranking via API?
Call GET /v1/data?metric_key=household_consumption_pct_gdp&latest=true with the country codes you need and a free Africa API key — the response returns the latest value per country as JSON.
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