Data for 1985

Household Consumption, 1985

Name: Household Consumption, 1985
Creator: World Bank Group
License: https://data.worldbank.org/summary-terms-of-use

1985, as World Bank Group’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Household Consumption, 1985 covers 115 countries. Guinea-Bissau is highest, at 104.5705; Qatar is lowest, at 25.1183. The middle country reads 61.4552. Against 1984, 115 values changed (55 up, 60 down), 1 left.

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Household Consumption · Data for 1985

HighestGuinea-Bissau

104.5705

LowestQatar

25.1183

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end.

115countries
1measure
1985the year it describes
115distinct values13 decimals, as published
Sep 10, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 4.0licence

01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of Household Consumption, 1985, as published. World Bank Group ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.

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Household Consumption, 1985: every country, as published by World Bank Group.
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1	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	104.5705
2	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	99.7535
3	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	97.4934
4	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	91.6884
5	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	91.6286
6	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	89.9531
7	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	88.9976
8	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	88.6878
9	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	88.5619
10	Niger`NER`Western Africa	88.5588
11	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	88.0671
12	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	84.3294
13	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	83.9667
14	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	82.5848
15	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	81.6140
16	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	81.4550
17	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	81.2267
18	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	80.8489
19	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	80.2165
20	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	79.1149
21	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	79.0318
22	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	78.9462
23	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	77.5434
24	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	76.5316
25	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	74.2139
26	Bolivia`BOL`South America	73.7673
27	Honduras`HND`Central America	73.0749
28	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	73.0603
29	India`IND`Southern Asia	72.9789
30	Paraguay`PRY`South America	72.5933
31	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	71.7043
32	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	71.3836
33	Brazil`BRA`South America	69.5399
34	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	69.2817
35	Colombia`COL`South America	68.9784
36	Uruguay`URY`South America	68.5177
37	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	67.8913
38	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	67.7080
39	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	67.0148
40	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	67.0146
41	Chile`CHL`South America	66.7757
42	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	66.0145
43	Panama`PAN`Central America	65.5949
44	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	65.5572
45	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	64.9343
46	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	64.6113
47	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	64.3341
48	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	63.8105
49	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	63.2952
50	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	62.9236
51	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	62.8517
52	Ecuador`ECU`South America	62.6410
53	United States`USA`Northern America	62.5223
54	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	62.4734
55	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	62.3247
56	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	62.2210
57	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	61.7710
58	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	61.4552
59	Mexico`MEX`Central America	60.9645
60	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	60.4177
61	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	60.3895
62	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	60.2813
63	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	60.1948
64	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	60.1124
65	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	60.0487
66	Guyana`GUY`South America	59.9487
67	Venezuela`VEN`South America	59.8262
68	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	59.6946
69	Peru`PER`South America	59.1583
70	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	58.8262
71	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	58.5843
72	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	58.5351
73	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	58.3411
74	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	58.2423
75	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	58.2018
76	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	58.1544
77	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	58.0078
78	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	57.2706
79	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	57.1364
80	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	56.5640
81	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	56.4571
82	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	56.4123
83	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	56.1119
84	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	56.1073
85	France`FRA`Western Europe	55.7790
86	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	55.6186
87	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	55.4685
88	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	54.9842
89	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	54.9674
90	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	54.7798
91	Canada`CAN`Northern America	54.1203
92	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	53.9489
93	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	53.2167
94	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	52.6967
95	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	52.4825
96	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	52.0773
97	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	51.9982
98	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	51.8709
99	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	51.6352
100	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	51.5843
101	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	50.7623
102	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	50.5543
103	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	50.4365
104	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	50.4075
105	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	48.0803
106	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	47.8138
107	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	47.4343
108	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	44.7522
109	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	38.9637
110	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	36.5465
111	Belize`BLZ`Central America	35.1458
112	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	32.5704
113	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	32.3026
114	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	26.0681
115	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	25.1183

02In 1985

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Guinea-Bissau104.5705
2Tonga99.7535
3Chad97.4934
4Sierra Leone91.6884
5Mali91.6286

Lowest

115Qatar25.1183
114Bahrain26.0681
113Gabon32.3026
112Oman32.5704
111Belize35.1458

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 61.4552. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031984 → 1985

Since 1984

What changed between 1984 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −1countries joined / left
115values changed, of 115 in both
55 · 60rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Gambia54.5154 → 79.0318+24.5164
Guinea-Bissau84.7245 → 104.5705+19.8460
Republic of the Congo38.8211 → 52.4825+13.6614
Madagascar59.5098 → 69.2817+9.7718
Sierra Leone82.1432 → 91.6884+9.5452

Fell most

Namibia72.4530 → 56.1073−16.3457
Brazil78.0776 → 69.5399−8.5377
Mauritania68.4510 → 60.1948−8.2562
Bangladesh88.8783 → 81.4550−7.4233
Seychelles43.0596 → 36.5465−6.5131

− Somalia

Both years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

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What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

How values are stored

One year of the 2026 release
Every year in this series comes from World Bank Group’s 2026 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 1985.
The position is ours
World Bank Group publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 115 countries has every column.

05The files

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Cite this edition

World Bank Group (1985). Household Consumption, 1985 [data set], describing 1985. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/household-consumption/1985

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