Annual household final consumption expenditure by purpose (COICOP 2018) (for 'Developer API') — Direct purchases abroad by residents by country
This dataset provides the whole set of OECD annual households final consumption expenditure data (COICOP 2018) and is recommended for users who wish to query a large amount of data. It is not designed for visualising results using the Table and Chart buttons. To access the ‘Developer API query builder’, click on...
What the numbers show
Annual household final consumption expenditure by purpose (COICOP 2018) (for 'Developer API') — Direct purchases abroad by residents is currently reported for 19 countries. The highest value is 158.59 Index in Japan; the lowest is 102.21 Index in Switzerland.
The median across all reporting countries is 122.2 Index, and the mean is 124.36 Index.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 18 countries rose and 1 fell. The largest increase was in Bulgaria (up 85.5%), and the largest decrease in Switzerland (down 6.5%).
Annual household final consumption expenditure by purpose (COICOP): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | 158.59 Index | 2024 | up 59.6% | rising |
| 2 | Bulgaria | 156.54 Index | 2024 | up 85.5% | rising |
| 3 | Israel | 133.01 Index | 2024 | up 31.4% | falling |
| 4 | Germany | 127.17 Index | 2024 | up 33.1% | rising |
| 5 | Portugal | 126.26 Index | 2024 | up 35.9% | rising |
| 6 | Finland | 125.48 Index | 2025 | up 32.8% | rising |
| 7 | Czechia | 125.4 Index | 2025 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 8 | Hungary | 124.14 Index | 2024 | up 32.9% | rising |
| 9 | Belgium | 123.73 Index | 2024 | up 38.7% | rising |
| 10 | Denmark | 122.2 Index | 2025 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 11 | Spain | 121.42 Index | 2024 | up 27.5% | rising |
| 12 | Sweden | 118.85 Index | 2024 | up 45.2% | rising |
| 13 | Austria | 118.16 Index | 2024 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 14 | France | 117.6 Index | 2025 | up 24.6% | volatile |
| 15 | Italy | 117.51 Index | 2025 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 16 | Luxembourg | 116.73 Index | 2024 | up 29.0% | rising |
| 17 | Romania | 114.98 Index | 2024 | up 32.4% | volatile |
| 18 | Greece | 112.9 Index | 2024 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 19 | Switzerland | 102.21 Index | 2024 | down 6.5% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Slovak Republic 123.91 Index
- Korea 123.85 Index
- Croatia 116.11 Index
About this data
This dataset provides the whole set of OECD annual households final consumption expenditure data (COICOP 2018) and is recommended for users who wish to query a large amount of data. It is not designed for visualising results using the Table and Chart buttons. To access the ‘Developer API query builder’, click on the ‘Developer API’ button above. The application programming interface (API), based on the SDMX standard, allows a developer to access the data using simple RESTful URL and HTTP header options for various choices of response formats including JSON. The query filter is generated according to the current data selection. To change the data selection, use the filters on the left. To get started check the API documentation .For any question contact us