Benin vs Niger: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty
Benin
12.7%
in 2023
Niger
13.3%
in 2023
Benin rank
153rd
Niger rank
150th
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty over time
- Benin
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 13.3% against 12.7% in Benin, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 153rd and Niger ranks 150th of 184 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and Niger in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 34.1% | 26.6% | 7.5% | Benin |
| 1970s | 29.1% | 35.2% | 6.0% | Niger |
| 1980s | 25.1% | 26.7% | 1.6% | Niger |
| 1990s | 10.8% | 22.9% | 12.1% | Niger |
| 2000s | 9.6% | 18.8% | 9.2% | Niger |
| 2010s | 11.9% | 14.0% | 2.0% | Niger |
| 2020s | 13.0% | 14.6% | 1.6% | Niger |
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 Niger?
- Niger, at 13.3% 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 Niger?
- 0.6%, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Niger?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Niger rank globally for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Benin ranks 153rd and Niger ranks 150th 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.