Benin vs Cote d'Ivoire: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share … population
Benin
12.7%
in 2023
Cote d'Ivoire
13.1%
in 2023
Benin rank
153rd
Cote d'Ivoire rank
151st
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share … population over time
- Benin
- Cote d'Ivoire
How they compare
Cote d'Ivoire currently reports 13.1% against 12.7% in Benin, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 153rd and Cote d'Ivoire ranks 151st of 184 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 3 and Cote d'Ivoire in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Cote d'Ivoire | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 34.1% | 15.3% | 18.8% | Benin |
| 1970s | 29.1% | 22.8% | 6.3% | Benin |
| 1980s | 25.1% | 25.5% | 0.3% | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1990s | 10.8% | 14.9% | 4.1% | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 2000s | 9.6% | 11.5% | 1.9% | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 2010s | 11.9% | 10.7% | 1.2% | Benin |
| 2020s | 13.0% | 13.1% | 0.1% | Cote d'Ivoire |
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, Benin or Cote d'Ivoire?
- Cote d'Ivoire, at 13.1% against 12.7% in Benin as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty between Benin and Cote d'Ivoire?
- 0.4%, with Cote d'Ivoire ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Cote d'Ivoire?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Cote d'Ivoire rank globally for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Benin ranks 153rd and Cote d'Ivoire ranks 151st 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.