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23 JUL 2026
Consumer Spending — Global Snapshot

Every hour, the planet spends roughly $7 billion.

Projected 2025 global consumption $65.0T
$168BPer day
$7BPer hour
~$68.99T2026 forecast

Platform Scope

as claimed by World Data Lab's World Data Intelligence platform

200+
Categories
190+
Countries
9,000+
Cities
100+
Demographic breaks
2040
Forecast horizon

Largest Consumer Markets

Household final consumption expenditure, most recent available year per country.

RankCountrySpendingYear
01United States $19.83T 2024
02China $7.23T 2023
03Germany $2.26T 2023
04Japan $2.37T 2022
05India $2.2T 2026 est.

Global Per-Capita Spend by Category

Worldwide average, 2026 forecast, by COICOP category.

Housing
$1,710
Food & non-alcoholic bev.
$1,480
Transport
$965
Restaurants & hotels
$665
Healthcare
$910
Household equipment
$335
Clothing & footwear
$387
Communications
$215

Cohorts to Watch

Generational and demographic spending shifts.

Silver Economy · 60+
$19T → $34T

Global spending power of the 60-and-over population, current vs. projected by 2036.

Generation X
$15.2T

Estimated current global spending power of Gen X — the most overlooked cohort by brands, per NIQ / World Data Lab.

Global Consumer Class
4.0B+

People spending above the $12/day (2017 PPP) consumer-class threshold as of mid-2023, growing by ~113M/year.

Decade Outlook
+1.1B

People projected to join the global middle class over the following decade.

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