Brunei vs Zimbabwe: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share … population
Brunei
29.7%
in 2023
Zimbabwe
29.6%
in 2023
Brunei rank
20th
Zimbabwe rank
21st
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share … population over time
- Brunei
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Brunei currently reports 29.7% against 29.6% in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Brunei ranks 20th and Zimbabwe ranks 21st of 184 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Brunei averaged higher in 4 and Zimbabwe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.8% | 27.5% | 14.7% | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 20.9% | 36.9% | 16.0% | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 27.0% | 20.8% | 6.2% | Brunei |
| 2000s | 24.8% | 19.4% | 5.4% | Brunei |
| 2010s | 29.6% | 16.0% | 13.6% | Brunei |
| 2020s | 29.7% | 25.9% | 3.8% | Brunei |
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 Zimbabwe?
- Brunei, at 29.7% against 29.6% in Zimbabwe 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 Zimbabwe?
- 0.1%, with Brunei ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Zimbabwe?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2023.
- How do Brunei and Zimbabwe rank globally for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Brunei ranks 20th and Zimbabwe ranks 21st 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.