Average monthly household consumption expenditure (HIES)

Average monthly household spending in Pakistan, by quintile (HIES). Average monthly household consumption expenditure in rupees, by quintile (dimension quintile, 1 = poorest; all = every household) and urban / rural (locality) — HIES.

Latest · 2025: 62,370 (PKR) — updated 30 Jun 2025

Change on period: -1,359 (-2.13%)

Recent observations

Full history back to 30 Jun 2019, CSV export and API access start with a free key.

About this series

Average monthly household spending in Pakistan, by quintile (HIES). Average monthly household consumption expenditure in rupees, by quintile (dimension quintile, 1 = poorest; all = every household) and urban / rural (locality) — HIES.

Use cases

• Chart average monthly household consumption expenditure (hies) and its full history in a dashboard or research note
• Size a market district by district with average monthly household consumption expenditure (hies)
• Compare provinces and districts on average monthly household consumption expenditure (hies)
• Pull average monthly household consumption expenditure (hies) into your stack as JSON or CSV

Who uses this

• Development researcher
• Market-sizing / retail planner
• Policy analyst
• Journalist

Metadata

Fetch it

curl -H "X-API-Key: pk_live_xxx" \
  "https://api.pakdatahub.com/v1/series/regional.hies.household_consumption"

JSON by default; add ?format=csv for CSV, from/to to filter dates, or transform=yoy|mom|pct_change|3ma|index for server-side transforms. See the series endpoint docs and pricing.

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FAQ

What is Average monthly household consumption expenditure (HIES)?

Average monthly household spending in Pakistan, by quintile (HIES). Average monthly household consumption expenditure in rupees, by quintile (dimension quintile, 1 = poorest; all = every household) and urban / rural (locality) — HIES.

Does PakDataHub have Pakistan provincial and district data on Average monthly household consumption expenditure (HIES)?

Yes. Average monthly household consumption expenditure (HIES) is an official Pakistan provincial and district time series (annual, from PBS) available on the PakDataHub API, covering 2019 to 2025. Query it as JSON or CSV at /v1/series/regional.hies.household_consumption, with server-side transforms (YoY, index, % change).

How far back does Average monthly household consumption expenditure (HIES) go?

PakDataHub carries Average monthly household consumption expenditure (HIES) covering 2019 to 2025, updated on a annual basis from PBS.

How do I get Average monthly household consumption expenditure (HIES) via the API?

Call GET /v1/series/regional.hies.household_consumption with your API key. Add ?format=csv for a download, or filter by date with from/to.