Paraguay vs Singapore: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty
Paraguay
12.0%
in 2023
Singapore
11.9%
in 2023
Paraguay rank
158th
Singapore rank
160th
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty over time
- Paraguay
- Singapore
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 12.0% against 11.9% in Singapore, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Singapore ahead.
Paraguay ranks 158th and Singapore ranks 160th of 184 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Paraguay averaged higher in 3 and Singapore in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Paraguay | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.1% | 14.4% | 1.3% | Singapore |
| 1970s | 15.0% | 14.0% | 1.0% | Paraguay |
| 1980s | 12.3% | 13.1% | 0.7% | Singapore |
| 1990s | 8.6% | 13.1% | 4.6% | Singapore |
| 2000s | 6.0% | 15.3% | 9.2% | Singapore |
| 2010s | 12.1% | 11.0% | 1.0% | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 12.4% | 12.0% | 0.4% | Paraguay |
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, Paraguay or Singapore?
- Paraguay, at 12.0% against 11.9% in Singapore as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty between Paraguay and Singapore?
- 0.1%, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and Singapore?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Paraguay and Singapore rank globally for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Paraguay ranks 158th 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.