Bangladesh vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty

Bangladesh
6.5%
in 2023
Tanzania, United Republic of
7.3%
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
182nd
Tanzania, United Republic of rank
180th

Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Tanzania, United Republic of
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How they compare

Tanzania, United Republic of currently reports 7.3% against 6.5% in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.8%.

That makes Tanzania, United Republic of's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 182nd and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 180th of 184 countries.

Tanzania, United Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Tanzania, United Republic of Difference Ahead
1960s 2.4% 50.5% 48.1% Tanzania, United Republic of
1970s 8.8% 68.3% 59.5% Tanzania, United Republic of
1980s 14.8% 59.2% 44.4% Tanzania, United Republic of
1990s 13.3% 25.4% 12.1% Tanzania, United Republic of
2000s 6.5% 10.8% 4.3% Tanzania, United Republic of
2010s 5.8% 7.8% 2.0% Tanzania, United Republic of
2020s 6.3% 7.2% 0.9% Tanzania, United Republic of

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 Tanzania, United Republic of?
Tanzania, United Republic of, at 7.3% 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 Tanzania, United Republic of?
0.8%, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Tanzania, United Republic of?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Bangladesh and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
Bangladesh ranks 182nd and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 180th 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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Indicator
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
184 places, 10,907 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Government consumption divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.