Bolivia vs Panama: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share … population
Bolivia
14.6%
in 2023
Panama
14.3%
in 2023
Bolivia rank
139th
Panama rank
141st
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share … population over time
- Bolivia
- Panama
How they compare
Bolivia currently reports 14.6% against 14.3% in Panama, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Panama ahead.
Bolivia ranks 139th and Panama ranks 141st of 184 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 5 and Panama in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.7% | 13.7% | 7.0% | Panama |
| 1960s | 14.0% | 12.4% | 1.7% | Bolivia |
| 1970s | 21.1% | 20.8% | 0.3% | Bolivia |
| 1980s | 26.0% | 24.9% | 1.2% | Bolivia |
| 1990s | 27.1% | 18.0% | 9.1% | Bolivia |
| 2000s | 17.3% | 14.4% | 2.9% | Bolivia |
| 2010s | 11.9% | 12.7% | 0.8% | Panama |
| 2020s | 14.6% | 16.3% | 1.8% | Panama |
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, Bolivia or Panama?
- Bolivia, at 14.6% against 14.3% in Panama as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty between Bolivia and Panama?
- 0.3%, with Bolivia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Panama?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bolivia and Panama rank globally for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Bolivia ranks 139th and Panama ranks 141st 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.