Ethiopia vs Nigeria: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty
Ethiopia
10.2%
in 2023
Nigeria
10.6%
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
166th
Nigeria rank
165th
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty over time
- Ethiopia
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 10.6% against 10.2% in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 166th and Nigeria ranks 165th of 184 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 7 and Nigeria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 13.0% | 3.3% | 9.7% | Ethiopia |
| 1960s | 17.3% | 5.7% | 11.6% | Ethiopia |
| 1970s | 24.0% | 5.8% | 18.2% | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 29.4% | 4.8% | 24.7% | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 17.5% | 0.7% | 16.8% | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 13.8% | 5.7% | 8.1% | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 11.2% | 9.0% | 2.1% | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 10.1% | 11.4% | 1.3% | Nigeria |
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 Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 10.6% against 10.2% in Ethiopia 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 Nigeria?
- 0.4%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Nigeria?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Ethiopia and Nigeria rank globally for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Ethiopia ranks 166th and Nigeria ranks 165th 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.