Sri Lanka vs Trinidad and Tobago: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty
Sri Lanka
14.7%
in 2023
Trinidad and Tobago
15.2%
in 2023
Sri Lanka rank
138th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
136th
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty over time
- Sri Lanka
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 15.2% against 14.7% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 138th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 136th of 184 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 5 and Trinidad and Tobago in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 10.7% | 5.2% | 5.5% | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 15.9% | 6.0% | 9.9% | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 13.0% | 9.5% | 3.5% | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 15.2% | 15.7% | 0.5% | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1990s | 18.5% | 21.5% | 3.0% | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2000s | 14.4% | 13.6% | 0.7% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 14.2% | 13.6% | 0.5% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 14.9% | 15.3% | 0.4% | Trinidad and Tobago |
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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- Trinidad and Tobago, 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- 0.5%, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Sri Lanka and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Sri Lanka ranks 138th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 136th 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.