China vs Rwanda: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty
China
13.4%
in 2023
Rwanda
14.2%
in 2023
China rank
149th
Rwanda rank
146th
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty over time
- China
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 14.2% against 13.4% in China, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times China's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was China ahead.
China ranks 149th and Rwanda ranks 146th of 184 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and Rwanda in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.5% | 15.1% | 1.6% | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 16.4% | 26.5% | 10.0% | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 19.3% | 28.9% | 9.6% | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 20.5% | 28.1% | 7.6% | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 22.0% | 17.1% | 4.9% | China |
| 2010s | 14.7% | 10.7% | 4.0% | China |
| 2020s | 13.5% | 14.6% | 1.1% | Rwanda |
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, China or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 14.2% against 13.4% in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty between China and Rwanda?
- 0.8%, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Rwanda?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do China and Rwanda rank globally for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- China ranks 149th and Rwanda ranks 146th 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.