Household Consumption (% of GDP) by Country — 2023 World Rankings
Household final consumption expenditure as a share of GDP. Data from World Bank.
Updated April 2026 · Source: World BankIn 2023, Lebanon leads the world in household consumption (% of gdp) with 136.0%, followed by Somalia, Fed. Rep. (133.4%), Syrian Arab Republic (114.8%), Kiribati (113.3%), Comoros (103.6%). At the other end, Qatar ranks last at 19.5%. The global median is 62.5% (Romania). This ranking covers 177 countries and is sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators, one of the most authoritative sources for international economic statistics.
The top 10 countries are: 1. Lebanon, 2. Somalia, Fed. Rep., 3. Syrian Arab Republic, 4. Kiribati, 5. Comoros, 6. Tonga, 7. Haiti, 8. Afghanistan, 9. Central African Republic, 10. West Bank and Gaza. All data is sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators and updated regularly. Free API access is available for developers and researchers.
| # | Country | Household Consumption (% of GDP) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Lebanon | 136.0% | 2023 |
| 2 |  Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 133.4% | 2024 |
| 3 |  Syrian Arab Republic | 114.8% | 2022 |
| 4 |  Kiribati | 113.3% | 2023 |
| 5 |  Comoros | 103.6% | 2024 |
| 6 |  Tonga | 99.8% | 2023 |
| 7 |  Haiti | 99.8% | 2024 |
| 8 |  Afghanistan | 98.1% | 2023 |
| 9 |  Central African Republic | 97.9% | 2024 |
| 10 |  West Bank and Gaza | 95.5% | 2024 |
| 11 |  Lesotho | 92.9% | 2023 |
| 12 |  Kyrgyz Republic | 90.9% | 2024 |
| 13 |  Cuba | 90.9% | 2024 |
| 14 |  Tajikistan | 89.6% | 2023 |
| 15 |  Guatemala | 88.0% | 2024 |
| 16 |  Egypt, Arab Rep. | 87.6% | 2024 |
| 17 |  Moldova | 86.8% | 2024 |
| 18 |  Nepal | 86.3% | 2024 |
| 19 |  Gambia, The | 86.2% | 2024 |
| 20 |  Honduras | 86.0% | 2024 |
| 21 |  Malawi | 85.2% | 2023 |
| 22 |  Pakistan | 84.8% | 2024 |
| 23 |  Zimbabwe | 84.4% | 2024 |
| 24 |  Ghana | 84.0% | 2024 |
| 25 |  Kosovo | 83.9% | 2024 |
| 26 |  Timor-Leste | 83.6% | 2024 |
| 27 |  Solomon Islands | 81.9% | 2024 |
| 28 |  Sudan | 81.1% | 2024 |
| 29 |  Palau | 80.9% | 2023 |
| 30 |  Nicaragua | 80.6% | 2024 |
| 31 |  Ethiopia | 80.2% | 2024 |
| 32 |  Sierra Leone | 79.9% | 2024 |
| 33 |  El Salvador | 79.6% | 2024 |
| 34 |  Tunisia | 79.5% | 2024 |
| 35 |  Namibia | 79.3% | 2024 |
| 36 |  Montenegro | 78.9% | 2024 |
| 37 |  Jordan | 78.9% | 2021 |
| 38 |  Kenya | 77.6% | 2024 |
| 39 |  Puerto Rico (US) | 77.1% | 2024 |
| 40 |  Philippines | 76.1% | 2024 |
| 41 |  Samoa | 75.8% | 2024 |
| 42 |  Vanuatu | 75.4% | 2022 |
| 43 |  Seychelles | 74.6% | 2024 |
| 44 |  Togo | 74.5% | 2022 |
| 45 |  Mozambique | 73.9% | 2024 |
| 46 |  French Polynesia | 73.7% | 2024 |
| 47 |  Senegal | 73.4% | 2024 |
| 48 |  Guinea-Bissau | 73.1% | 2024 |
| 49 |  Colombia | 73.1% | 2024 |
| 50 |  Cabo Verde | 73.0% | 2024 |
| 51 |  Cameroon | 72.6% | 2024 |
| 52 |  Mali | 72.3% | 2024 |
| 53 |  Madagascar | 71.6% | 2024 |
| 54 |  American Samoa | 71.3% | 2022 |
| 55 |  Djibouti | 71.1% | 2024 |
| 56 |  Georgia | 70.4% | 2024 |
| 57 |  Mexico | 70.2% | 2024 |
| 58 |  Bangladesh | 70.1% | 2024 |
| 59 |  Bolivia | 69.6% | 2024 |
| 60 |  Albania | 69.5% | 2024 |
| 61 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 69.2% | 2024 |
| 62 |  Cote d'Ivoire | 69.0% | 2024 |
| 63 |  Guinea | 69.0% | 2024 |
| 64 |  Virgin Islands (U.S.) | 68.9% | 2022 |
| 65 |  Sri Lanka | 68.7% | 2024 |
| 66 |  Mauritius | 68.7% | 2024 |
| 67 |  United States | 68.4% | 2022 |
| 68 |  Armenia | 68.3% | 2024 |
| 69 |  Marshall Islands | 68.3% | 2024 |
| 70 |  Uzbekistan | 68.0% | 2024 |
| 71 |  Dominican Republic | 67.7% | 2024 |
| 72 |  Hong Kong SAR, China | 67.3% | 2024 |
| 73 |  Greece | 67.1% | 2023 |
| 74 |  Paraguay | 67.0% | 2024 |
| 75 |  North Macedonia | 66.8% | 2024 |
| 76 |  Angola | 66.8% | 2024 |
| 77 |  Argentina | 66.7% | 2024 |
| 78 |  Northern Mariana Islands | 66.2% | 2022 |
| 79 |  Uganda | 66.1% | 2024 |
| 80 |  New Caledonia | 65.7% | 2024 |
| 81 |  Ecuador | 64.9% | 2024 |
| 82 |  Rwanda | 64.9% | 2024 |
| 83 |  South Africa | 64.6% | 2024 |
| 84 |  Bahamas, The | 64.3% | 2024 |
| 85 |  Belize | 64.3% | 2024 |
| 86 |  Brazil | 64.0% | 2024 |
| 87 |  Costa Rica | 63.9% | 2024 |
| 88 |  Eswatini | 63.5% | 2024 |
| 89 |  Romania | 62.5% | 2024 |
| 90 |  Ukraine | 62.4% | 2024 |
| 91 |  Latvia | 62.4% | 2023 |
| 92 |  Burkina Faso | 62.1% | 2024 |
| 93 |  Serbia | 62.0% | 2024 |
| 94 |  Niger | 61.7% | 2024 |
| 95 |  Peru | 61.6% | 2024 |
| 96 |  Portugal | 61.5% | 2023 |
| 97 |  India | 61.4% | 2024 |
| 98 |  Malaysia | 60.8% | 2024 |
| 99 |  United Kingdom | 60.4% | 2023 |
| 100 |  Morocco | 60.2% | 2024 |
| 101 |  Guam | 59.9% | 2022 |
| 102 |  Cambodia | 59.8% | 2024 |
| 103 |  Bhutan | 59.4% | 2023 |
| 104 |  Benin | 58.9% | 2024 |
| 105 |  Slovak Republic | 58.6% | 2023 |
| 106 |  Thailand | 58.2% | 2024 |
| 107 |  Burundi | 58.2% | 2023 |
| 108 |  Chile | 58.1% | 2024 |
| 109 |  Italy | 58.0% | 2023 |
| 110 |  New Zealand | 57.5% | 2022 |
| 111 |  Poland | 57.4% | 2024 |
| 112 |  Lithuania | 57.3% | 2023 |
| 113 |  Bulgaria | 57.3% | 2024 |
| 114 |  Cyprus | 57.3% | 2024 |
| 115 |  Croatia | 57.2% | 2024 |
| 116 |  Belarus | 56.8% | 2024 |
| 117 |  Japan | 55.5% | 2022 |
| 118 |  Azerbaijan | 55.4% | 2024 |
| 119 |  Indonesia | 55.4% | 2024 |
| 120 |  Canada | 54.4% | 2023 |
| 121 |  Spain | 54.3% | 2023 |
| 122 |  Turkiye | 54.3% | 2024 |
| 123 |  Viet Nam | 53.9% | 2024 |
| 124 |  Finland | 53.4% | 2023 |
| 125 |  France | 53.3% | 2023 |
| 126 |  Equatorial Guinea | 52.9% | 2024 |
| 127 |  Tanzania | 52.9% | 2024 |
| 128 |  Congo, Dem. Rep. | 52.4% | 2024 |
| 129 |  Kazakhstan | 52.3% | 2024 |
| 130 |  Slovenia | 52.2% | 2023 |
| 131 |  Chad | 52.2% | 2024 |
| 132 |  Estonia | 52.0% | 2023 |
| 133 |  Mauritania | 51.8% | 2024 |
| 134 |  Maldives | 51.8% | 2024 |
| 135 |  Austria | 51.7% | 2023 |
| 136 |  Australia | 51.4% | 2024 |
| 137 |  Switzerland | 51.1% | 2023 |
| 138 |  Belgium | 49.9% | 2023 |
| 139 |  Germany | 49.5% | 2023 |
| 140 |  Mongolia | 49.4% | 2024 |
| 141 |  Russian Federation | 49.4% | 2024 |
| 142 |  Hungary | 49.3% | 2023 |
| 143 |  Panama | 49.0% | 2024 |
| 144 |  Iceland | 49.0% | 2023 |
| 145 |  Korea, Rep. | 48.5% | 2024 |
| 146 |  Zambia | 48.0% | 2024 |
| 147 |  Aruba | 48.0% | 2024 |
| 148 |  Israel | 48.0% | 2023 |
| 149 |  Congo, Rep. | 47.4% | 2024 |
| 150 |  Denmark | 45.7% | 2023 |
| 151 |  Iran, Islamic Rep. | 45.5% | 2024 |
| 152 |  Malta | 45.3% | 2024 |
| 153 |  Botswana | 45.3% | 2024 |
| 154 |  Saudi Arabia | 44.9% | 2024 |
| 155 |  United Arab Emirates | 44.9% | 2023 |
| 156 |  Sweden | 44.2% | 2023 |
| 157 |  Bermuda | 43.8% | 2024 |
| 158 |  Czechia | 43.8% | 2023 |
| 159 |  Netherlands | 42.8% | 2023 |
| 160 |  Algeria | 41.3% | 2024 |
| 161 |  Faroe Islands | 40.6% | 2024 |
| 162 |  Iraq | 40.4% | 2024 |
| 163 |  Bahrain | 39.9% | 2024 |
| 164 |  China | 39.9% | 2024 |
| 165 |  Oman | 39.1% | 2024 |
| 166 |  Kuwait | 38.3% | 2023 |
| 167 |  San Marino | 38.3% | 2023 |
| 168 |  Norway | 37.7% | 2023 |
| 169 |  Gabon | 33.5% | 2024 |
| 170 |  Greenland | 32.6% | 2023 |
| 171 |  Singapore | 31.5% | 2024 |
| 172 |  Libya | 31.5% | 2024 |
| 173 |  Macao SAR, China | 31.2% | 2024 |
| 174 |  Luxembourg | 31.1% | 2023 |
| 175 |  Brunei Darussalam | 28.8% | 2024 |
| 176 |  Ireland | 26.0% | 2023 |
| 177 |  Qatar | 19.5% | 2022 |
Understanding Household Consumption (% of GDP) by Country
Household final consumption expenditure as a share of GDP measures what portion of economic output is consumed by households — spending on food, housing, transportation, healthcare, education, and other goods and services. The data comes from the World Bank using national accounts methodology.
The United States has one of the highest household consumption shares at roughly 68% of GDP, reflecting its consumer-driven economy. China's household consumption share is only about 38% — unusually low even for a developing country — reflecting high savings rates, investment-led growth, and relatively weak social safety nets that discourage spending.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which country has the highest household consumption (% of gdp) in 2023?
Lebanon has the highest household consumption (% of gdp) at 136.0% as of 2023, according to World Bank data.
Which country has the lowest household consumption (% of gdp) in 2023?
Qatar has the lowest household consumption (% of gdp) at 19.5% as of 2023.
How many countries are ranked by household consumption (% of gdp)?
177 countries have reported data for household consumption (% of gdp). The data is sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators.
What is the median household consumption (% of gdp) across all countries?
The median household consumption (% of gdp) is 62.5% (Romania, ranked #89 out of 177 countries).