Belize vs Guyana: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty
Belize
18.7%
in 2023
Guyana
18.9%
in 2023
Belize rank
103rd
Guyana rank
100th
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty over time
- Belize
- Guyana
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 18.9% against 18.7% in Belize, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Belize ahead.
Belize ranks 103rd and Guyana ranks 100th of 184 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 3 and Guyana in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Guyana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 33.0% | 15.3% | 17.7% | Belize |
| 1980s | 36.8% | 21.8% | 14.9% | Belize |
| 1990s | 27.4% | 12.4% | 15.1% | Belize |
| 2000s | 17.9% | 22.1% | 4.1% | Guyana |
| 2010s | 19.1% | 28.5% | 9.4% | Guyana |
| 2020s | 18.8% | 27.9% | 9.1% | Guyana |
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, Belize or Guyana?
- Guyana, at 18.9% against 18.7% in Belize as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty between Belize and Guyana?
- 0.2%, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Guyana?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Belize and Guyana rank globally for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Belize ranks 103rd and Guyana ranks 100th 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.