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
1020304050195419882023

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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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.