Bhutan vs Myanmar: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty
Bhutan
34.4%
in 2023
Myanmar
36.7%
in 2023
Bhutan rank
12th
Myanmar rank
10th
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty over time
- Bhutan
- Myanmar
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 36.7% against 34.4% in Bhutan, a difference of 2.3%.
That makes Myanmar's figure about 1.1 times Bhutan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 12th and Myanmar ranks 10th of 184 countries.
Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 28.3% | 18.2% | 10.0% | Bhutan |
| 1980s | 26.6% | 18.4% | 8.2% | Bhutan |
| 1990s | 29.9% | 15.0% | 14.9% | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 38.5% | 10.2% | 28.4% | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 29.6% | 20.3% | 9.3% | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 35.4% | 34.4% | 1.0% | Bhutan |
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, Bhutan or Myanmar?
- Myanmar, at 36.7% against 34.4% in Bhutan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty between Bhutan and Myanmar?
- 2.3%, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Myanmar?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Bhutan and Myanmar rank globally for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Bhutan ranks 12th and Myanmar ranks 10th 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.