Belgium vs Djibouti: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty
Belgium
20.6%
in 2023
Djibouti
21.1%
in 2023
Belgium rank
75th
Djibouti rank
73rd
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty over time
- Belgium
- Djibouti
How they compare
Djibouti currently reports 21.1% against 20.6% in Belgium, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Djibouti ahead.
Belgium ranks 75th and Djibouti ranks 73rd of 184 countries.
Djibouti has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Djibouti | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.9% | 34.9% | 17.0% | Djibouti |
| 1980s | 21.1% | 47.5% | 26.5% | Djibouti |
| 1990s | 17.5% | 43.9% | 26.4% | Djibouti |
| 2000s | 17.9% | 33.0% | 15.0% | Djibouti |
| 2010s | 19.4% | 22.6% | 3.2% | Djibouti |
| 2020s | 20.6% | 22.3% | 1.7% | Djibouti |
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, Belgium or Djibouti?
- Djibouti, at 21.1% against 20.6% in Belgium as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty between Belgium and Djibouti?
- 0.5%, with Djibouti ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Djibouti?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Djibouti rank globally for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Belgium ranks 75th and Djibouti ranks 73rd 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.