Iran vs Zimbabwe: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share … population
Iran
29.4%
in 2023
Zimbabwe
29.6%
in 2023
Iran rank
22nd
Zimbabwe rank
21st
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share … population over time
- Iran
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 29.6% against 29.4% in Iran, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 68 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Iran ranks 22nd and Zimbabwe ranks 21st of 184 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 4 and Zimbabwe in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.5% | 16.5% | 11.0% | Zimbabwe |
| 1960s | 6.3% | 17.6% | 11.2% | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 17.0% | 23.9% | 6.8% | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 20.5% | 36.8% | 16.2% | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 21.1% | 20.8% | 0.3% | Iran |
| 2000s | 21.6% | 19.4% | 2.2% | Iran |
| 2010s | 26.0% | 16.0% | 10.0% | Iran |
| 2020s | 28.3% | 25.9% | 2.4% | Iran |
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, Iran or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 29.6% against 29.4% in Iran as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty between Iran and Zimbabwe?
- 0.2%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Zimbabwe?
- 68 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2023.
- How do Iran and Zimbabwe rank globally for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Iran ranks 22nd and Zimbabwe ranks 21st 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.