Indonesia vs Nigeria: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty
Indonesia
10.0%
in 2023
Nigeria
10.6%
in 2023
Indonesia rank
167th
Nigeria rank
165th
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty over time
- Indonesia
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 10.6% against 10.0% in Indonesia, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Indonesia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Indonesia ahead.
Indonesia ranks 167th and Nigeria ranks 165th of 184 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 6 and Nigeria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.1% | 5.7% | 3.4% | Indonesia |
| 1970s | 12.4% | 5.8% | 6.5% | Indonesia |
| 1980s | 15.4% | 4.8% | 10.6% | Indonesia |
| 1990s | 13.0% | 0.7% | 12.3% | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 12.1% | 5.7% | 6.4% | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 11.6% | 9.0% | 2.5% | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 10.9% | 11.4% | 0.5% | 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, Indonesia or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 10.6% against 10.0% in Indonesia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty between Indonesia and Nigeria?
- 0.6%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Nigeria?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Indonesia and Nigeria rank globally for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Indonesia ranks 167th 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.