Sao Tome and Principe vs Saudi Arabia: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty
Sao Tome and Principe
24.2%
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
24.0%
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe rank
49th
Saudi Arabia rank
51st
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty over time
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 24.2% against 24.0% in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 49th and Saudi Arabia ranks 51st of 184 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Sao Tome and Principe averaged higher in 3 and Saudi Arabia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sao Tome and Principe | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.2% | 12.5% | 6.3% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 19.3% | 23.5% | 4.2% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 15.0% | 22.2% | 7.2% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 25.4% | 19.9% | 5.5% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 29.3% | 22.7% | 6.5% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 23.8% | 23.3% | 0.5% | Sao Tome and Principe |
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, Sao Tome and Principe or Saudi Arabia?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 24.2% against 24.0% in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty between Sao Tome and Principe and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.2%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Saudi Arabia?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Sao Tome and Principe and Saudi Arabia rank globally for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 49th and Saudi Arabia ranks 51st 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.