Chinese Taipei vs Thailand: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty
Chinese Taipei
17.4%
in 2023
Thailand
17.6%
in 2023
Chinese Taipei rank
118th
Thailand rank
115th
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty over time
- Chinese Taipei
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 17.6% against 17.4% in Chinese Taipei, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Chinese Taipei ahead.
Chinese Taipei ranks 118th and Thailand ranks 115th of 184 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Chinese Taipei averaged higher in 5 and Thailand in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chinese Taipei | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 32.8% | 11.6% | 21.2% | Chinese Taipei |
| 1960s | 30.5% | 12.3% | 18.3% | Chinese Taipei |
| 1970s | 22.1% | 16.2% | 5.9% | Chinese Taipei |
| 1980s | 20.7% | 24.4% | 3.7% | Thailand |
| 1990s | 19.8% | 19.3% | 0.4% | Chinese Taipei |
| 2000s | 19.2% | 17.8% | 1.3% | Chinese Taipei |
| 2010s | 17.9% | 18.1% | 0.2% | Thailand |
| 2020s | 17.4% | 19.8% | 2.4% | Thailand |
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, Chinese Taipei or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 17.6% against 17.4% in Chinese Taipei as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty between Chinese Taipei and Thailand?
- 0.2%, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chinese Taipei and Thailand?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2023.
- How do Chinese Taipei and Thailand rank globally for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Chinese Taipei ranks 118th and Thailand ranks 115th 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.