Kenya vs United States of America: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty
Kenya
10.9%
in 2023
United States of America
11.7%
in 2023
Kenya rank
162nd
United States of America rank
161st
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty over time
- Kenya
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 11.7% against 10.9% in Kenya, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes United States of America's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was United States of America ahead.
Kenya ranks 162nd and United States of America ranks 161st of 184 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and United States of America in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.1% | 13.2% | 7.1% | United States of America |
| 1960s | 9.6% | 13.1% | 3.4% | United States of America |
| 1970s | 18.8% | 13.0% | 5.8% | Kenya |
| 1980s | 21.7% | 11.8% | 9.9% | Kenya |
| 1990s | 9.5% | 10.0% | 0.5% | United States of America |
| 2000s | 9.7% | 10.5% | 0.8% | United States of America |
| 2010s | 11.4% | 11.5% | 0.1% | United States of America |
| 2020s | 11.1% | 12.0% | 0.9% | United States of America |
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 United States of America?
- United States of America, at 11.7% 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 United States of America?
- 0.8%, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and United States of America?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and United States of America rank globally for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Kenya ranks 162nd and United States of America ranks 161st 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.