List of largest consumer markets
Below is a list of the largest consumer markets of the world in 2009. The countries are sorted by their Household final consumption expenditure (HFCE) which represents consumer spending in nominal terms. The figures are from the United Nations Statistics Division.
Rank |
Country |
HFCE (millions of US$) |
% of GDP |
% of World's consumer market |
Year |
_ |
World |
34,689,062 |
60% |
100% |
2009 |
1 |
United States |
10,026,400 |
71% |
28.9036% |
2009 |
n/a |
European Union |
|
|
26.8531% |
2009 |
2 |
Japan |
2,952,710 |
58% |
8.5119% |
2009 |
3 |
Germany |
1,960,230 |
59% |
5.6509% |
2009 |
4 |
China |
1,835,280 |
37% |
5.2907% |
2009 |
5 |
Italy |
1,545,900 |
58% |
4.4564% |
2009 |
6 |
United Kingdom |
1,415,350 |
65% |
4.0801% |
2009 |
7 |
Brazil |
1,266,270 |
60% |
3.6503% |
2009 |
8 |
Spain |
986,498 |
63% |
2.8438% |
2009 |
9 |
France |
828,547 |
57% |
2.3885% |
2009 |
10 |
Canada |
786,220 |
59% |
2.2665% |
2009 |
11 |
India |
737,936 |
57% |
2.1273% |
2009 |
12 |
Russia |
671,629 |
55% |
1.9361% |
2009 |
13 |
Mexico |
582,037 |
67% |
1.6779% |
2009 |
14 |
Australia |
564,993 |
56% |
1.6287% |
2009 |
15 |
South Korea |
452,182 |
54% |
1.3035% |
2009 |
16 |
Turkey |
439,678 |
72% |
1.2675% |
2009 |
17 |
Netherlands |
364,781 |
46% |
1.0516% |
2009 |
18 |
Argentina |
316,730 |
59% |
0.9131% |
2009 |
19 |
Switzerland |
285,311 |
58% |
0.8225% |
2009 |
20 |
Poland |
263,048 |
61% |
0.7583% |
2009 |
21 |
Belgium |
246,983 |
52% |
0.7120% |
2009 |
22 |
Greece |
242,266 |
75% |
0.6984% |
2009 |
23 |
Malaysia |
209,194 |
64% |
0.6031% |
2009 |
24 |
Austria |
206,998 |
54% |
0.5967% |
2009 |
25 |
Norway |
198,064 |
49% |
0.5710% |
2009 |
26 |
Iran |
196,003 |
54% |
0.5650% |
2009 |
27 |
Indonesia |
179,880 |
58% |
0.5185% |
2009 |
28 |
South Africa |
173,812 |
61% |
0.5011% |
2009 |
29 |
Sweden |
161,452 |
43% |
0.4654% |
2009 |
30 |
Portugal |
155,505 |
67% |
0.4483% |
2009 |
31 |
Denmark |
152,509 |
49% |
0.4396% |
2009 |
32 |
Thailand |
145,047 |
55% |
0.4181% |
2009 |
33 |
Egypt |
143,051 |
76% |
0.4124% |
2009 |
34 |
Colombia |
142,940 |
62% |
0.4121% |
2009 |
35 |
Saudi Arabia |
142,661 |
39% |
0.4113% |
2009 |
36 |
Finland |
130,641 |
55% |
0.3766% |
2008 |
37 |
Hong Kong |
129,549 |
62% |
0.3735% |
2009 |
38 |
Pakistan |
127,310 |
79% |
0.3670% |
2009 |
39 |
Nigeria |
122,235 |
70% |
0.3524% |
2009 |
40 |
Philippines |
118,745 |
74% |
0.3423% |
2009 |
41 |
United Arab Emirates |
118,080 |
47% |
0.3403% |
2009 |
42 |
Ireland |
112,466 |
51% |
0.3242% |
2009 |
43 |
Israel |
110,999 |
57% |
0.3200% |
2009 |
44 |
Romania |
101,103 |
63% |
0.2915% |
2009 |
45 |
Chile |
97,699 |
60% |
0.2816% |
2009 |
46 |
Czech Republic |
96,360 |
51% |
0.2778% |
2009 |
47 |
Venezuela |
96,117 |
50% |
0.2771% |
2009 |
48 |
Cuba |
83,013 |
65% |
0.2393% |
2009 |
49 |
Ukraine |
76,842 |
65% |
0.2215% |
2009 |
50 |
Bangladesh |
73,339 |
49% |
0.2114% |
2009 |
51 |
New Zealand |
69,004 |
59% |
0.1989% |
2009 |
52 |
Bulgaria |
68,704 |
53% |
0.1981% |
2009 |
53 |
Azerbaijan |
66,692 |
75% |
0.1923% |
2009 |
54 |
Vietnam |
62,424 |
67% |
0.1800% |
2009 |
55 |
Burkina Faso |
57,644 |
59% |
0.1662% |
2009 |
56 |
Slovenia |
55,233 |
61% |
0.1592% |
2009 |
57 |
Morocco |
53,354 |
61% |
0.1538% |
2009 |
58 |
Kazakhstan |
50,287 |
46% |
0.1450% |
2009 |
59 |
Kuwait |
50,135 |
36% |
0.1445% |
2009 |
60 |
Algeria |
40,741 |
37% |
0.1174% |
2009 |
61 |
Dominican Republic |
39,770 |
85% |
0.1146% |
2009 |
62 |
Sudan |
37,732 |
68% |
0.1088% |
2009 |
63 |
Syria |
37,363 |
69% |
0.1077% |
2009 |
64 |
Ecuador |
36,774 |
64% |
0.1060% |
2009 |
65 |
Croatia |
35,889 |
57% |
0.1035% |
2009 |
66 |
Hungary |
32,180 |
66% |
0.0928% |
2009 |
67 |
Peru |
31,790 |
52% |
0.0917% |
2009 |
68 |
Guatemala |
31,776 |
85% |
0.0916% |
2009 |
69 |
Serbia |
30,956 |
74% |
0.0892% |
2009 |
70 |
Sri Lanka |
28,215 |
66% |
0.0813% |
2009 |
71 |
Belarus |
27,339 |
56% |
0.0788% |
2009 |
72 |
Slovakia |
27,238 |
55% |
0.0785% |
2009 |
73 |
Lebanon |
26,899 |
78% |
0.0775% |
2009 |
74 |
Ethiopia |
25,906 |
91% |
0.0747% |
2009 |
75 |
Lithuania |
25,363 |
69% |
0.0731% |
2009 |
76 |
Tunisia |
24,837 |
63% |
0.0716% |
2009 |
77 |
Kenya |
23,543 |
80% |
0.0679% |
2009 |
78 |
Libya |
21,510 |
37% |
0.0621% |
2009 |
79 |
Paraguay |
21,503 |
68% |
0.0620% |
2009 |
80 |
Oman |
21,161 |
39% |
0.0610% |
2009 |
81 |
Yemen |
20,023 |
74% |
0.0577% |
2009 |
82 |
Costa Rica |
19,826 |
68% |
0.0572% |
2009 |
83 |
El Salvador |
19,369 |
93% |
0.0558% |
2009 |
84 |
Turkmenistan |
18,594 |
43% |
0.0536% |
2009 |
85 |
Jordan |
18,103 |
72% |
0.0522% |
2009 |
86 |
Luxembourg |
17,998 |
34% |
0.0519% |
2009 |
87 |
Uzbekistan |
17,718 |
54% |
0.0511% |
2009 |
88 |
Qatar |
17,717 |
18% |
0.0510% |
2009 |
89 |
Cameroon |
16,364 |
74% |
0.0472% |
2009 |
90 |
Cyprus |
16,183 |
69% |
0.0467% |
2009 |
91 |
Côte d'Ivoire |
15,939 |
69% |
0.0460% |
2009 |
92 |
Latvia |
15,930 |
62% |
0.0459% |
2009 |
93 |
Angola |
15,706 |
45% |
0.0453% |
2009 |
94 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
15,460 |
91% |
0.0446% |
2009 |
95 |
Tanzania |
15,201 |
68% |
0.0438% |
2009 |
96 |
Myanmar |
15,018 |
79% |
0.0433% |
2009 |
97 |
Uganda |
14,324 |
84% |
0.0413% |
2009 |
98 |
Iraq |
14,003 |
55% |
0.0404% |
2009 |
99 |
Panama |
12,055 |
49% |
0.0348% |
2009 |
100 |
Afghanistan |
11,778 |
92% |
0.0340% |
2009 |
101 |
Honduras |
11,374 |
79% |
0.0328% |
2009 |
102 |
Bolivia |
11,358 |
66% |
0.0327% |
2009 |
103 |
Trinidad and Tobago |
11,100 |
53% |
0.0320% |
2009 |
104 |
Uruguay |
10,875 |
74% |
0.0314% |
2009 |
105 |
Ghana |
10,392 |
70% |
0.0300% |
2009 |
106 |
Cambodia |
10,279 |
95% |
0.0296% |
2009 |
107 |
Nepal |
10,168 |
80% |
0.0293% |
2009 |
108 |
Jamaica |
10,133 |
82% |
0.0292% |
2009 |
109 |
Senegal |
10,032 |
79% |
0.0289% |
2009 |
110 |
Estonia |
9,995 |
52% |
0.0288% |
2009 |
111 |
Albania |
9,943 |
82% |
0.0287% |
2009 |
112 |
Congo |
4,519 |
45% |
0.0282% |
2009 |
113 |
Singapore |
9,367 |
54% |
0.0270% |
2009 |
114 |
Georgia |
8,887 |
83% |
0.0256% |
2009 |
115 |
Mozambique |
7,600 |
79% |
0.0219% |
2009 |
116 |
Macedonia |
7,481 |
79% |
0.0216% |
2009 |
117 |
Madagascar |
7,401 |
84% |
0.0213% |
2009 |
118 |
Zambia |
7,003 |
55% |
0.0202% |
2009 |
119 |
Armenia |
6,946 |
81% |
0.0200% |
2009 |
120 |
Bahrain |
6,724 |
35% |
0.0194% |
2009 |
121 |
Palestine |
6,697 |
115% |
0.0193% |
2009 |
122 |
Haiti |
6,623 |
105% |
0.0191% |
2009 |
123 |
Mauritius |
6,428 |
74% |
0.0185% |
2009 |
124 |
Iceland |
6,190 |
51% |
0.0178% |
2009 |
125 |
Namibia |
5,893 |
63% |
0.0170% |
2009 |
126 |
Puerto Rico |
5,847 |
72% |
0.0169% |
2009 |
127 |
New Caledonia |
5,559 |
60% |
0.0160% |
2009 |
128 |
Mali |
5,519 |
62% |
0.0159% |
2009 |
129 |
Tajikistan |
5,254 |
106% |
0.0152% |
2009 |
130 |
Papua New Guinea |
5,252 |
62% |
0.0151% |
2009 |
131 |
Nicaragua |
5,241 |
82% |
0.0150% |
2009 |
132 |
Macao |
5,202 |
25% |
0.0149% |
2009 |
133 |
Botswana |
5,076 |
44% |
0.0146% |
2009 |
134 |
Malta |
5,051 |
63% |
0.0145% |
2009 |
135 |
Kosovo |
4,932 |
93% |
0.0143% |
2009 |
136 |
Bermuda |
4,912 |
75% |
0.0142% |
2009 |
137 |
Bahamas |
4,874 |
69% |
0.0141% |
2009 |
138 |
Moldova |
4,795 |
89% |
0.0138% |
2009 |
139 |
Benin |
4,762 |
72% |
0.0137% |
2009 |
140 |
French Polynesia |
4,640 |
102% |
0.0134% |
2009 |
141 |
Malawi |
4,339 |
89% |
0.0125% |
2009 |
142 |
Rwanda |
4,281 |
81% |
0.0123% |
2009 |
143 |
Kyrgyzstan |
4,166 |
91% |
0.0120% |
2009 |
144 |
Laos |
4,060 |
73% |
0.0117% |
2009 |
145 |
Niger |
3,898 |
74% |
0.0112% |
2009 |
146 |
Montenegro |
3,843 |
94% |
0.0111% |
2009 |
147 |
Gabon |
3,817 |
34% |
0.0110% |
2009 |
148 |
Monaco |
3,564 |
58% |
0.0103% |
2009 |
149 |
Guinea |
3,344 |
71% |
0.0096% |
2009 |
150 |
Zimbabwe |
3,299 |
81% |
0.0095% |
2009 |
151 |
Liechtenstein |
2,799 |
58% |
0.0081% |
2009 |
152 |
Swaziland |
2,788 |
88% |
0.0080% |
2009 |
153 |
Fiji |
2,713 |
89% |
0.0079% |
2009 |
154 |
Togo |
2,693 |
85% |
0.0078% |
2009 |
155 |
Chad |
2,422 |
35% |
0.0070% |
2009 |
156 |
Mauritania |
2,364 |
83% |
0.0068% |
2009 |
157 |
Andorra |
2,118 |
57% |
0.0061% |
2009 |
158 |
Brunei |
2,027 |
19% |
0.0058% |
2009 |
159 |
Mongolia |
1,975 |
47% |
0.0057% |
2009 |
160 |
Cayman Islands |
1,950 |
63% |
0.0056% |
2009 |
161 |
Barbados |
1,777 |
49% |
0.0052% |
2009 |
162 |
Central African Republic |
1,771 |
89% |
0.0051% |
2009 |
163 |
Guyana |
1,674 |
82% |
0.0048% |
2009 |
164 |
Eritrea |
1,627 |
87% |
0.0047% |
2009 |
165 |
Sierra Leone |
1,583 |
71% |
0.0046% |
2009 |
166 |
Liberia |
1,578 |
184% |
0.0045% |
2009 |
167 |
Somalia |
1,461 |
73% |
0.0043% |
2009 |
168 |
Aruba |
1,450 |
55% |
0.0042% |
2009 |
169 |
Lesotho |
1,391 |
86% |
0.0040% |
2009 |
170 |
Cape Verde |
1,202 |
76% |
0.0035% |
2009 |
171 |
Burundi |
1,106 |
88% |
0.0032% |
2009 |
172 |
Equatorial Guinea |
878 |
7% |
0.0026% |
2009 |
173 |
Belize |
866 |
65% |
0.0025% |
2009 |
174 |
Gambia |
770 |
83% |
0.0022% |
2009 |
175 |
Saint Lucia |
665 |
70% |
0.0021% |
2009 |
176 |
Grenada |
645 |
101% |
0.0020% |
2009 |
177 |
Djibouti |
636 |
68% |
0.0019% |
2009 |
178 |
San Marino |
630 |
37% |
0.0018% |
2009 |
179 |
Micronesia, Federated States of |
629 |
76% |
0.0017% |
2009 |
180 |
East Timor |
616 |
92% |
0.0016% |
2009 |
181 |
Comoros |
535 |
101% |
0.0015% |
2009 |
182 |
Seychelles |
530 |
67% |
0.0015% |
2009 |
183 |
Solomon Islands |
528 |
74% |
0.0015% |
2009 |
184 |
Bhutan |
495 |
40% |
0.0014% |
2009 |
185 |
British Virgin Islands |
485 |
37% |
0.0014% |
2009 |
186 |
Samoa |
484 |
93% |
0.0014% |
2009 |
187 |
Suriname |
466 |
16% |
0.0013% |
2009 |
188 |
Zanzibar |
451 |
68% |
0.0013% |
2009 |
189 |
Greenland |
408 |
32% |
0.0012% |
2009 |
190 |
Vanuatu |
397 |
62% |
0.0011% |
2009 |
191 |
Tonga |
338 |
100% |
0.0010% |
2009 |
192 |
Maldives |
315 |
25% |
0.0009% |
2009 |
193 |
Dominica |
301 |
80% |
0.0009% |
2009 |
194 |
Anguilla |
175 |
81% |
0.0005% |
2009 |
195 |
Marshall Islands |
155 |
91% |
0.0004% |
2009 |
196 |
Kiribati |
117 |
90% |
0.0003% |
2009 |
197 |
Palau |
101 |
49% |
0.0003% |
2009 |
198 |
Cook Islands |
84 |
43% |
0.0002% |
2009 |
199 |
Nauru |
54 |
100% |
0.0002% |
2009 |
200 |
Montserrat |
45 |
85% |
0.0001% |
2009 |
201 |
Tuvalu |
29 |
101% |
0.0001% |
2009 |
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