Taiwan vs Turkey: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share … population
Taiwan
17.4%
in 2023
Turkey
17.3%
in 2023
Taiwan rank
118th
Turkey rank
121st
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share … population over time
- Taiwan
- Turkey
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 17.4% against 17.3% in Turkey, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Taiwan ahead.
Taiwan ranks 118th and Turkey ranks 121st of 184 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Taiwan averaged higher in 6 and Turkey in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Taiwan | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 32.8% | 7.3% | 25.6% | Taiwan |
| 1960s | 30.5% | 8.1% | 22.5% | Taiwan |
| 1970s | 22.1% | 10.2% | 11.9% | Taiwan |
| 1980s | 20.7% | 12.5% | 8.2% | Taiwan |
| 1990s | 19.8% | 13.4% | 6.3% | Taiwan |
| 2000s | 19.2% | 18.1% | 1.1% | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 17.9% | 18.9% | 1.1% | Turkey |
| 2020s | 17.4% | 19.0% | 1.6% | Turkey |
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, Taiwan or Turkey?
- Taiwan, at 17.4% against 17.3% in Turkey as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty between Taiwan and Turkey?
- 0.1%, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Taiwan and Turkey?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2023.
- How do Taiwan and Turkey rank globally for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Taiwan ranks 118th and Turkey ranks 121st 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.