Kenya vs Nigeria: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty
Kenya
10.9%
in 2023
Nigeria
10.6%
in 2023
Kenya rank
162nd
Nigeria rank
165th
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty over time
- Kenya
- Nigeria
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 10.9% against 10.6% in Nigeria, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 162nd and Nigeria ranks 165th of 184 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 7 and Nigeria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.1% | 3.3% | 2.8% | Kenya |
| 1960s | 9.6% | 5.7% | 4.0% | Kenya |
| 1970s | 18.8% | 5.8% | 13.0% | Kenya |
| 1980s | 25.8% | 4.8% | 21.0% | Kenya |
| 1990s | 8.9% | 0.7% | 8.2% | Kenya |
| 2000s | 9.7% | 5.7% | 4.0% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 11.4% | 9.0% | 2.4% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 11.1% | 11.4% | 0.3% | 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, Kenya or Nigeria?
- Kenya, at 10.9% against 10.6% in Nigeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty between Kenya and Nigeria?
- 0.3%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Nigeria?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Nigeria rank globally for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Kenya ranks 162nd 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.