India vs Malawi: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty
India
7.4%
in 2023
Malawi
7.4%
in 2023
India rank
179th
Malawi rank
178th
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty over time
- India
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 7.4% against 7.4% in India, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1954 it was Malawi ahead.
India ranks 179th and Malawi ranks 178th of 184 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, India averaged higher in 2 and Malawi in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 9.5% | 16.0% | 6.5% | Malawi |
| 1960s | 14.5% | 19.7% | 5.1% | Malawi |
| 1970s | 20.9% | 21.7% | 0.8% | Malawi |
| 1980s | 19.8% | 22.9% | 3.1% | Malawi |
| 1990s | 14.5% | 12.0% | 2.5% | India |
| 2000s | 12.4% | 13.3% | 0.9% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 9.3% | 8.3% | 1.0% | India |
| 2020s | 7.7% | 7.8% | 0.1% | Malawi |
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, India or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 7.4% against 7.4% in India as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty between India and Malawi?
- 0.0%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Malawi?
- 70 years are reported by both, from 1954 to 2023.
- How do India and Malawi rank globally for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- India ranks 179th and Malawi ranks 178th 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.