Poland vs Romania: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty
Poland
22.4%
in 2023
Romania
22.7%
in 2023
Poland rank
65th
Romania rank
64th
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty over time
- Poland
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 22.7% against 22.4% in Poland, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Poland ahead.
Poland ranks 65th and Romania ranks 64th of 184 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Poland averaged higher in 3 and Romania in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Poland | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 28.3% | 26.8% | 1.5% | Poland |
| 1980s | 22.8% | 18.7% | 4.0% | Poland |
| 1990s | 25.4% | 26.3% | 1.0% | Romania |
| 2000s | 24.1% | 24.5% | 0.4% | Romania |
| 2010s | 22.2% | 21.7% | 0.5% | Poland |
| 2020s | 22.2% | 22.8% | 0.6% | Romania |
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, Poland or Romania?
- Romania, at 22.7% against 22.4% in Poland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty between Poland and Romania?
- 0.3%, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Romania?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Poland and Romania rank globally for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Poland ranks 65th and Romania ranks 64th 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.