Sierra Leone vs Tanzania: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share … population
Sierra Leone
6.6%
in 2023
Tanzania
7.3%
in 2023
Sierra Leone rank
181st
Tanzania rank
180th
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share … population over time
- Sierra Leone
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 7.3% against 6.6% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Tanzania ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 181st and Tanzania ranks 180th of 184 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 2 and Tanzania in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.0% | 51.2% | 30.2% | Tanzania |
| 1970s | 35.2% | 68.3% | 33.0% | Tanzania |
| 1980s | 25.6% | 59.2% | 33.6% | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 11.4% | 25.4% | 14.0% | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 14.3% | 10.8% | 3.5% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 9.6% | 7.8% | 1.8% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 7.0% | 7.2% | 0.2% | Tanzania |
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, Sierra Leone or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 7.3% against 6.6% in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty between Sierra Leone and Tanzania?
- 0.7%, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Tanzania?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Sierra Leone and Tanzania rank globally for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Sierra Leone ranks 181st and Tanzania ranks 180th 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.