Ethiopia vs Guatemala: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty
Ethiopia
10.2%
in 2023
Guatemala
9.3%
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
166th
Guatemala rank
169th
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty over time
- Ethiopia
- Guatemala
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 10.2% against 9.3% in Guatemala, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Guatemala's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 166th and Guatemala ranks 169th of 184 countries.
Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Guatemala | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 13.0% | 11.2% | 1.8% | Ethiopia |
| 1960s | 17.3% | 11.5% | 5.8% | Ethiopia |
| 1970s | 24.0% | 12.9% | 11.0% | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 26.3% | 13.9% | 12.4% | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 12.6% | 10.3% | 2.3% | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 13.8% | 9.5% | 4.3% | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 11.2% | 10.2% | 0.9% | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 10.1% | 9.4% | 0.7% | Ethiopia |
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, Ethiopia or Guatemala?
- Ethiopia, at 10.2% against 9.3% in Guatemala as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty between Ethiopia and Guatemala?
- 0.9%, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Guatemala?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Ethiopia and Guatemala rank globally for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Ethiopia ranks 166th and Guatemala ranks 169th 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.