Bangladesh vs Nepal: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty
Bangladesh
6.5%
in 2023
Nepal
6.3%
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
182nd
Nepal rank
184th
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty over time
- Bangladesh
- Nepal
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 6.5% against 6.3% in Nepal, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nepal ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 182nd and Nepal ranks 184th of 184 countries.
Nepal has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.4% | 20.3% | 18.0% | Nepal |
| 1970s | 8.8% | 24.3% | 15.6% | Nepal |
| 1980s | 14.8% | 26.1% | 11.3% | Nepal |
| 1990s | 13.3% | 18.5% | 5.2% | Nepal |
| 2000s | 6.5% | 11.4% | 4.9% | Nepal |
| 2010s | 5.8% | 7.3% | 1.5% | Nepal |
| 2020s | 6.3% | 7.6% | 1.3% | Nepal |
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 Nepal?
- Bangladesh, at 6.5% against 6.3% in Nepal 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 Nepal?
- 0.2%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Nepal?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Bangladesh and Nepal rank globally for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Bangladesh ranks 182nd and Nepal ranks 184th 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.