Sri Lanka vs Togo: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty
Sri Lanka
14.7%
in 2023
Togo
15.2%
in 2023
Sri Lanka rank
138th
Togo rank
137th
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty over time
- Sri Lanka
- Togo
How they compare
Togo currently reports 15.2% against 14.7% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 138th and Togo ranks 137th of 184 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 3 and Togo in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Togo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.9% | 11.2% | 4.6% | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 13.0% | 16.3% | 3.3% | Togo |
| 1980s | 15.2% | 19.1% | 3.9% | Togo |
| 1990s | 18.5% | 13.3% | 5.2% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 14.4% | 13.5% | 0.8% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 14.3% | 14.8% | 0.6% | Togo |
| 2020s | 14.9% | 15.5% | 0.6% | Togo |
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, Sri Lanka or Togo?
- Togo, at 15.2% against 14.7% in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty between Sri Lanka and Togo?
- 0.5%, with Togo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Togo?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Sri Lanka and Togo rank globally for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Sri Lanka ranks 138th and Togo ranks 137th 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.