Germany vs Spain: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty
Germany
19.7%
in 2023
Spain
19.7%
in 2023
Germany rank
92nd
Spain rank
91st
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty over time
- Germany
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 19.7% against 19.7% in Germany, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 92nd and Spain ranks 91st of 184 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 4 and Spain in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 13.7% | 9.3% | 4.4% | Germany |
| 1960s | 14.3% | 10.1% | 4.2% | Germany |
| 1970s | 16.4% | 10.4% | 6.0% | Germany |
| 1980s | 17.3% | 15.3% | 2.0% | Germany |
| 1990s | 14.0% | 14.9% | 0.9% | Spain |
| 2000s | 15.2% | 16.3% | 1.2% | Spain |
| 2010s | 16.9% | 18.7% | 1.7% | Spain |
| 2020s | 19.8% | 20.1% | 0.3% | Spain |
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, Germany or Spain?
- Spain, at 19.7% against 19.7% in Germany as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty between Germany and Spain?
- 0.0%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Spain?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Germany and Spain rank globally for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Germany ranks 92nd and Spain ranks 91st 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.