Singapore vs United States: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share … population
Singapore
11.9%
in 2023
United States
11.7%
in 2023
Singapore rank
160th
United States rank
161st
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share … population over time
- Singapore
- United States
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 11.9% against 11.7% in United States, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Singapore ahead.
Singapore ranks 160th and United States ranks 161st of 184 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Singapore averaged higher in 6 and United States in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Singapore | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.4% | 13.1% | 1.3% | Singapore |
| 1970s | 14.0% | 13.0% | 1.1% | Singapore |
| 1980s | 13.1% | 11.8% | 1.2% | Singapore |
| 1990s | 13.1% | 10.0% | 3.1% | Singapore |
| 2000s | 15.3% | 10.5% | 4.8% | Singapore |
| 2010s | 11.0% | 11.5% | 0.5% | United States |
| 2020s | 12.0% | 12.0% | 0.0% | Singapore |
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, Singapore or United States?
- Singapore, at 11.9% against 11.7% in United States as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty between Singapore and United States?
- 0.2%, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and United States?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Singapore and United States rank globally for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Singapore ranks 160th and United States ranks 161st 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.