Grenada vs Sri Lanka: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty
Grenada
14.4%
in 2023
Sri Lanka
14.7%
in 2023
Grenada rank
140th
Sri Lanka rank
138th
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty over time
- Grenada
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 14.7% against 14.4% in Grenada, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Grenada ahead.
Grenada ranks 140th and Sri Lanka ranks 138th of 184 countries.
Grenada has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Grenada | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.4% | 13.0% | 9.4% | Grenada |
| 1980s | 27.0% | 15.2% | 11.8% | Grenada |
| 1990s | 36.1% | 18.5% | 17.6% | Grenada |
| 2000s | 25.0% | 14.4% | 10.6% | Grenada |
| 2010s | 18.2% | 14.2% | 4.0% | Grenada |
| 2020s | 16.4% | 14.9% | 1.5% | Grenada |
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, Grenada or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 14.7% against 14.4% in Grenada as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty between Grenada and Sri Lanka?
- 0.3%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Grenada and Sri Lanka?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Grenada and Sri Lanka rank globally for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Grenada ranks 140th and Sri Lanka ranks 138th 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.