Jamaica vs Romania: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty
Jamaica
22.0%
in 2023
Romania
22.7%
in 2023
Jamaica rank
66th
Romania rank
64th
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty over time
- Jamaica
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 22.7% against 22.0% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Romania ahead.
Jamaica ranks 66th and Romania ranks 64th of 184 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.2% | 24.3% | 17.2% | Romania |
| 1970s | 16.2% | 26.8% | 10.7% | Romania |
| 1980s | 15.1% | 18.7% | 3.6% | Romania |
| 1990s | 19.3% | 26.3% | 7.0% | Romania |
| 2000s | 23.4% | 24.5% | 1.1% | Romania |
| 2010s | 19.4% | 21.7% | 2.3% | Romania |
| 2020s | 21.8% | 22.8% | 1.0% | Romania |
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, Jamaica or Romania?
- Romania, at 22.7% against 22.0% in Jamaica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty between Jamaica and Romania?
- 0.7%, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Romania?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Jamaica and Romania rank globally for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Jamaica ranks 66th and Romania ranks 64th 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.