Macau, China vs Suriname: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty
Macau, China
18.0%
in 2023
Suriname
18.5%
in 2023
Macau, China rank
110th
Suriname rank
107th
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty over time
- Macau, China
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 18.5% against 18.0% in Macau, China, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Suriname ahead.
Macau, China ranks 110th and Suriname ranks 107th of 184 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Macau, China averaged higher in 1 and Suriname in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Macau, China | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.7% | 19.3% | 11.6% | Suriname |
| 1980s | 9.3% | 28.2% | 18.9% | Suriname |
| 1990s | 10.6% | 18.7% | 8.1% | Suriname |
| 2000s | 9.5% | 14.7% | 5.2% | Suriname |
| 2010s | 8.1% | 19.5% | 11.4% | Suriname |
| 2020s | 29.3% | 19.2% | 10.1% | Macau, China |
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, Macau, China or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 18.5% against 18.0% in Macau, China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty between Macau, China and Suriname?
- 0.5%, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Macau, China and Suriname?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Macau, China and Suriname rank globally for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Macau, China ranks 110th and Suriname ranks 107th 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.