Bangladesh vs India: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty
Bangladesh
6.5%
in 2023
India
7.4%
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
182nd
India rank
179th
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty over time
- Bangladesh
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 7.4% against 6.5% in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes India's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1959 it was India ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 182nd and India ranks 179th of 184 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.3% | 10.4% | 9.1% | India |
| 1960s | 2.4% | 14.5% | 12.2% | India |
| 1970s | 8.8% | 20.9% | 12.1% | India |
| 1980s | 14.8% | 19.8% | 5.0% | India |
| 1990s | 13.3% | 14.5% | 1.2% | India |
| 2000s | 6.5% | 12.4% | 5.8% | India |
| 2010s | 5.8% | 9.3% | 3.5% | India |
| 2020s | 6.3% | 7.7% | 1.4% | India |
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, Bangladesh or India?
- India, at 7.4% against 6.5% in Bangladesh as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty between Bangladesh and India?
- 0.9%, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and India?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2023.
- How do Bangladesh and India rank globally for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Bangladesh ranks 182nd and India ranks 179th 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.