Latin America and Caribbean Compared by Economy > Household spending

DEFINITION: Household final consumption expenditure (formerly private consumption) is the market value of all goods and services, including durable products (such as cars, washing machines, and home computers), purchased by households. It excludes purchases of dwellings but includes imputed rent for owner-occupied dwellings. It also includes payments and fees to governments to obtain permits and licenses. Here, household consumption expenditure includes the expenditures of nonprofit institutions serving households, even when reported separately by the country. Data are in constant 2000 U.S. dollars.".

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
1	Brazil	576.69 billion	2009
2	Mexico	477.22 billion	2009
3	Argentina	262.86 billion	2009
4	Venezuela	108.48 billion	2009
5	Colombia	94.32 billion	2009
6	Chile	73.31 billion	2009
7	Peru	58.08 billion	2009
8	Dominican Republic	32.02 billion	2009
9	Cuba	27.43 billion	2008
10	Guatemala	22.28 billion	2009
11	Uruguay	20.67 billion	2009
12	Ecuador	16.16 billion	2009
13	Costa Rica	15 billion	2009
14	El Salvador	14.26 billion	2009
15	Panama	12.84 billion	2009
16	Bolivia	8.51 billion	2009
17	Trinidad and Tobago	8.3 billion	2005
18	Honduras	7.49 billion	2009
19	Paraguay	6.92 billion	2009
20	Jamaica	6.69 billion	2000
21	Nicaragua	4.61 billion	2009
22	The Bahamas	3.3 billion	2004
23	Haiti	3.17 billion	2000
24	Barbados	1.68 billion	2002
25	Belize	712.93 million	2008
26	Suriname	567 million	2000
27	Guyana	480.73 million	2002
28	Saint Lucia	463.84 million	2000
29	Grenada	263.59 million	2000
30	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	217.59 million	2003
31	Antigua and Barbuda	216.16 million	2002
32	Dominica	201.87 million	2006
33	Saint Kitts and Nevis	150.94 million	2003

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