Croatia vs Zimbabwe: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty
Croatia
30.1%
in 2023
Zimbabwe
29.6%
in 2023
Croatia rank
18th
Zimbabwe rank
21st
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty over time
- Croatia
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Croatia currently reports 30.1% against 29.6% in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Croatia ahead.
Croatia ranks 18th and Zimbabwe ranks 21st of 184 countries.
Croatia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Croatia | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.6% | 20.8% | 9.8% | Croatia |
| 2000s | 24.7% | 19.4% | 5.4% | Croatia |
| 2010s | 28.1% | 16.0% | 12.1% | Croatia |
| 2020s | 30.2% | 25.9% | 4.3% | Croatia |
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, Croatia or Zimbabwe?
- Croatia, at 30.1% 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 Croatia and Zimbabwe?
- 0.5%, with Croatia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Zimbabwe?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Croatia and Zimbabwe rank globally for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Croatia ranks 18th 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.