Share of household consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita

Household consumption is the total money spent on final goods and services by households, here expressed as a share of GDP. This data is adjusted for inflation anddifferences in the cost of living between countries.

Source: Feenstra et al. (2015), Penn World Table (2021)

Note: This data is expressed in international-$ at 2017 prices. Saudi Arabia, Qatar, UAE and Kuwait are not shown. Each of these major oil exporters are characterised by a high GDP per capita and a verylow household consumption share.