Kuwait vs Liberia: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty
Kuwait
15.9%
in 2023
Liberia
15.8%
in 2023
Kuwait rank
129th
Liberia rank
130th
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty over time
- Kuwait
- Liberia
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 15.9% against 15.8% in Liberia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Liberia ahead.
Kuwait ranks 129th and Liberia ranks 130th of 184 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 4 and Liberia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.1% | 8.2% | 0.1% | Liberia |
| 1980s | 17.9% | 8.3% | 9.6% | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 43.9% | 8.0% | 35.8% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 15.7% | 5.4% | 10.4% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 13.7% | 14.0% | 0.3% | Liberia |
| 2020s | 17.1% | 15.7% | 1.4% | Kuwait |
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, Kuwait or Liberia?
- Kuwait, at 15.9% against 15.8% in Liberia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty between Kuwait and Liberia?
- 0.1%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Liberia?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Kuwait and Liberia rank globally for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Kuwait ranks 129th 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.