Brazil vs Mexico: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty
Brazil
17.0%
in 2023
Mexico
17.2%
in 2023
Brazil rank
125th
Mexico rank
124th
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty over time
- Brazil
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 17.2% against 17.0% in Brazil, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 125th and Mexico ranks 124th of 184 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 6 and Mexico in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 15.0% | 3.2% | 11.9% | Brazil |
| 1960s | 14.9% | 4.7% | 10.1% | Brazil |
| 1970s | 11.9% | 6.6% | 5.4% | Brazil |
| 1980s | 8.7% | 8.7% | 0.0% | Mexico |
| 1990s | 22.7% | 11.7% | 11.1% | Brazil |
| 2000s | 18.8% | 13.2% | 5.7% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 17.7% | 17.2% | 0.5% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 17.2% | 17.4% | 0.2% | Mexico |
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, Brazil or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 17.2% against 17.0% in Brazil as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty between Brazil and Mexico?
- 0.2%, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Mexico?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Mexico rank globally for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Brazil ranks 125th and Mexico ranks 124th 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.