China: Final consumption expenditure (% of GDP)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, China's final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) fell 0.08 percentage points on 2023 (from 56.76% to 56.68%).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was −0.06 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.33 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 17.64 percentage points in 1961 and the biggest yearly fall was 7.95 percentage points in 1964. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2015 to 2024 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 18% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2024, China had the 35th highest value of the 36 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to China in the 2024 ranking

• Panama — 31st of 36: 61.42%
• Zambia — 32nd of 36: 60.71%
• Oman — 33rd of 36: 57.86%
• Bermuda — 35th of 36: 55.02%
• Bahrain — 36th of 36: 53.93%

What this measures

Final consumption expenditure is expenditure on goods and services by resident institutional units for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. Final consumption expenditure can be measured for households, general government, the central bank and non-profit institutions serving households. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.

All 65 values

Final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) in nearby economies

• Australia — 75% (2025)
• Brunei Darussalam — 53.12% (2025)
• Cambodia — 63.91% (2025)
• Fiji — 89.28% (2024)
• French Polynesia — 105.71% (2024)
• Hong Kong SAR, China — 78.78% (2025)
• Indonesia — 62.76% (2025)
• Japan — 73.21% (2024)
• Kiribati — 162.83% (2024)
• Korea, Rep. — 65.67% (2025)

More economic policy & debt data for China

• Exports of goods and services (current US$) — US$4.11 trillion (2025)
• Exports of goods and services (current LCU) — 29.54 trillion (2025)
• Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) — 21.07% (2025)
• Imports of goods and services (current US$) — US$3.29 trillion (2025)
• Imports of goods and services (current LCU) — 23.67 trillion (2025)
• Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) — 16.89% (2025)
• External balance on goods and services (current US$) — US$816.19 billion (2025)
• External balance on goods and services (current LCU) — 5.87 trillion (2025)
• External balance on goods and services (% of GDP) — 4.19% (2025)

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Questions people ask

What is China's final consumption expenditure (% of GDP)?

56.68% in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1960?

It is down 6.3 percentage points from 62.97% in 1960. The highest value was 84.89% in 1962 and the lowest 49.44% in 2010.

How does China rank?

35th highest of 36 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) unusual for China?

In 2024, China's final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) fell 0.08 percentage points on 2023 (from 56.76% to 56.68%). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was −0.06 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.33 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NE.CON.TOTL.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks; National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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