Italy vs Liberia: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty
Italy
15.8%
in 2023
Liberia
15.8%
in 2023
Italy rank
131st
Liberia rank
130th
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty over time
- Italy
- Liberia
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 15.8% against 15.8% in Italy, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 131st and Liberia ranks 130th of 184 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.8% | 7.6% | 8.3% | Italy |
| 1970s | 15.1% | 8.2% | 6.9% | Italy |
| 1980s | 16.4% | 8.3% | 8.1% | Italy |
| 1990s | 14.2% | 8.0% | 6.1% | Italy |
| 2000s | 15.2% | 5.4% | 9.8% | Italy |
| 2010s | 16.3% | 14.0% | 2.4% | Italy |
| 2020s | 16.3% | 15.7% | 0.5% | Italy |
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, Italy or Liberia?
- Liberia, at 15.8% against 15.8% in Italy as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty between Italy and Liberia?
- 0.0%, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Liberia?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Liberia rank globally for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Italy ranks 131st and Liberia ranks 130th 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.