Bolivia vs Sri Lanka: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share … population
Bolivia
14.6%
in 2023
Sri Lanka
14.7%
in 2023
Bolivia rank
139th
Sri Lanka rank
138th
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share … population over time
- Bolivia
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 14.7% against 14.6% in Bolivia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bolivia ahead.
Bolivia ranks 139th and Sri Lanka ranks 138th of 184 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 4 and Sri Lanka in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.7% | 10.7% | 4.1% | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 14.0% | 15.9% | 1.9% | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 21.1% | 13.0% | 8.1% | Bolivia |
| 1980s | 26.0% | 15.2% | 10.9% | Bolivia |
| 1990s | 27.1% | 18.5% | 8.6% | Bolivia |
| 2000s | 17.3% | 14.4% | 2.9% | Bolivia |
| 2010s | 11.9% | 14.2% | 2.3% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 14.6% | 14.9% | 0.3% | Sri Lanka |
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 Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 14.7% against 14.6% in Bolivia 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 Sri Lanka?
- 0.1%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Sri Lanka?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bolivia and Sri Lanka rank globally for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Bolivia ranks 139th and Sri Lanka ranks 138th 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.