Kenya vs Singapore: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty
Kenya
10.9%
in 2023
Singapore
11.9%
in 2023
Kenya rank
162nd
Singapore rank
160th
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty over time
- Kenya
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 11.9% against 10.9% in Kenya, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Singapore's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Singapore ahead.
Kenya ranks 162nd and Singapore ranks 160th of 184 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 3 and Singapore in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.6% | 14.4% | 4.8% | Singapore |
| 1970s | 18.8% | 14.0% | 4.7% | Kenya |
| 1980s | 21.7% | 13.1% | 8.7% | Kenya |
| 1990s | 9.5% | 13.1% | 3.7% | Singapore |
| 2000s | 9.7% | 15.3% | 5.6% | Singapore |
| 2010s | 11.4% | 11.0% | 0.4% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 11.1% | 12.0% | 0.9% | Singapore |
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 Singapore?
- Singapore, at 11.9% against 10.9% in Kenya 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 Singapore?
- 1.0%, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Singapore?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Singapore rank globally for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Kenya ranks 162nd and Singapore ranks 160th 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.