Brunei vs Cape Verde: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share … population
Brunei
29.7%
in 2023
Cape Verde
30.7%
in 2023
Brunei rank
20th
Cape Verde rank
17th
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share … population over time
- Brunei
- Cape Verde
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 30.7% against 29.7% in Brunei, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Brunei ranks 20th and Cape Verde ranks 17th of 184 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Brunei averaged higher in 4 and Cape Verde in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei | Cape Verde | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.8% | 15.3% | 2.5% | Cape Verde |
| 1980s | 20.9% | 18.3% | 2.6% | Brunei |
| 1990s | 27.0% | 17.5% | 9.5% | Brunei |
| 2000s | 24.8% | 18.6% | 6.2% | Brunei |
| 2010s | 29.6% | 22.2% | 7.4% | Brunei |
| 2020s | 29.7% | 34.4% | 4.7% | Cape Verde |
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, Brunei or Cape Verde?
- Cape Verde, at 30.7% against 29.7% in Brunei as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty between Brunei and Cape Verde?
- 1.0%, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Cape Verde?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2023.
- How do Brunei and Cape Verde rank globally for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Brunei ranks 20th and Cape Verde ranks 17th 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.