Congo vs El Salvador: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty

Congo
20.4%
in 2023
El Salvador
20.4%
in 2023
Congo rank
80th
El Salvador rank
81st

Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty over time

  • Congo
  • El Salvador
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How they compare

Congo currently reports 20.4% against 20.4% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Congo ahead.

Congo ranks 80th and El Salvador ranks 81st of 184 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 6 and El Salvador in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo El Salvador Difference Ahead
1960s 40.3% 13.8% 26.5% Congo
1970s 40.3% 18.1% 22.2% Congo
1980s 53.5% 22.9% 30.6% Congo
1990s 24.8% 17.8% 7.0% Congo
2000s 18.0% 16.8% 1.2% Congo
2010s 20.3% 17.4% 2.9% Congo
2020s 20.9% 21.1% 0.2% El Salvador

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, Congo or El Salvador?
Congo, at 20.4% against 20.4% in El Salvador as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty between Congo and El Salvador?
0.0%, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and El Salvador?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Congo and El Salvador rank globally for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
Congo ranks 80th and El Salvador ranks 81st 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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Indicator
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
184 places, 10,907 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Government consumption divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.