Fiji vs Gabon: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty

Fiji
19.6%
in 2023
Gabon
19.4%
in 2023
Fiji rank
93rd
Gabon rank
96th

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

  • Fiji
  • Gabon
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How they compare

Fiji currently reports 19.6% against 19.4% in Gabon, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Fiji ahead.

Fiji ranks 93rd and Gabon ranks 96th of 184 countries.

Fiji has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Fiji Gabon Difference Ahead
1960s 17.4% 9.0% 8.4% Fiji
1970s 18.9% 11.1% 7.9% Fiji
1980s 25.6% 15.9% 9.6% Fiji
1990s 24.7% 13.2% 11.5% Fiji
2000s 22.1% 21.7% 0.4% Fiji
2010s 19.7% 18.8% 0.9% Fiji
2020s 22.0% 19.2% 2.8% Fiji

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, Fiji or Gabon?
Fiji, at 19.6% against 19.4% in Gabon as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty between Fiji and Gabon?
0.2%, with Fiji ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Gabon?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Fiji and Gabon rank globally for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
Fiji ranks 93rd and Gabon ranks 96th 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.