Malaysia vs Paraguay: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty
Malaysia
12.5%
in 2023
Paraguay
12.0%
in 2023
Malaysia rank
155th
Paraguay rank
158th
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty over time
- Malaysia
- Paraguay
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 12.5% against 12.0% in Paraguay, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 155th and Paraguay ranks 158th of 184 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 15.1% | 13.7% | 1.4% | Malaysia |
| 1960s | 16.8% | 13.1% | 3.7% | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 18.2% | 15.0% | 3.1% | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 19.6% | 12.3% | 7.3% | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 15.2% | 8.6% | 6.6% | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 17.6% | 6.0% | 11.5% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 14.5% | 12.1% | 2.4% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 12.7% | 12.4% | 0.3% | Malaysia |
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, Malaysia or Paraguay?
- Malaysia, at 12.5% against 12.0% in Paraguay as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty between Malaysia and Paraguay?
- 0.5%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Paraguay?
- 69 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2023.
- How do Malaysia and Paraguay rank globally for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Malaysia ranks 155th and Paraguay ranks 158th 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.