Angola vs Sri Lanka: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty
Angola
15.2%
in 2023
Sri Lanka
14.7%
in 2023
Angola rank
135th
Sri Lanka rank
138th
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty over time
- Angola
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Angola currently reports 15.2% against 14.7% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Angola ahead.
Angola ranks 135th and Sri Lanka ranks 138th of 184 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 5 and Sri Lanka in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.5% | 13.0% | 9.5% | Angola |
| 1980s | 24.3% | 15.2% | 9.1% | Angola |
| 1990s | 20.9% | 18.5% | 2.4% | Angola |
| 2000s | 17.5% | 14.4% | 3.1% | Angola |
| 2010s | 19.1% | 14.2% | 4.9% | Angola |
| 2020s | 14.8% | 14.9% | 0.0% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty, Angola or Sri Lanka?
- Angola, at 15.2% against 14.7% in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty between Angola and Sri Lanka?
- 0.5%, with Angola ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Sri Lanka?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Angola and Sri Lanka rank globally for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Angola ranks 135th and Sri Lanka ranks 138th of 184 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Government consumption divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.