Cameroon vs Lebanon: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty
Cameroon
14.3%
in 2023
Lebanon
14.2%
in 2023
Cameroon rank
142nd
Lebanon rank
143rd
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty over time
- Cameroon
- Lebanon
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 14.3% against 14.2% in Lebanon, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 142nd and Lebanon ranks 143rd of 184 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Lebanon in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Lebanon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.3% | 22.9% | 2.6% | Lebanon |
| 1980s | 22.6% | 45.0% | 22.3% | Lebanon |
| 1990s | 12.2% | 27.9% | 15.7% | Lebanon |
| 2000s | 11.5% | 20.2% | 8.7% | Lebanon |
| 2010s | 13.6% | 13.2% | 0.4% | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 14.9% | 14.0% | 0.9% | Cameroon |
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, Cameroon or Lebanon?
- Cameroon, at 14.3% against 14.2% in Lebanon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty between Cameroon and Lebanon?
- 0.1%, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Lebanon?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and Lebanon rank globally for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Cameroon ranks 142nd and Lebanon ranks 143rd 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.