Bangladesh vs Tanzania: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share … population
Bangladesh
6.5%
in 2023
Tanzania
7.3%
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
182nd
Tanzania rank
180th
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share … population over time
- Bangladesh
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 7.3% against 6.5% in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Tanzania'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 ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 182nd and Tanzania ranks 180th of 184 countries.
Tanzania has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.4% | 50.5% | 48.1% | Tanzania |
| 1970s | 8.8% | 68.3% | 59.5% | Tanzania |
| 1980s | 14.8% | 59.2% | 44.4% | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 13.3% | 25.4% | 12.1% | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 6.5% | 10.8% | 4.3% | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 5.8% | 7.8% | 2.0% | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 6.3% | 7.2% | 0.9% | Tanzania |
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?
- Tanzania, 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?
- 0.8%, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Tanzania?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Bangladesh and Tanzania rank globally for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Bangladesh ranks 182nd and Tanzania 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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About this data
Government consumption divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.