Uruguay vs Venezuela: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share … population
Uruguay
18.5%
in 2023
Venezuela
18.4%
in 2014
Uruguay rank
106th
Venezuela rank
108th
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share … population over time
- Uruguay
- Venezuela
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 18.5% against 18.4% in Venezuela, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Venezuela ahead.
Uruguay ranks 106th and Venezuela ranks 108th of 184 countries.
Venezuela has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Uruguay | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 14.2% | 20.4% | 6.3% | Venezuela |
| 1960s | 17.5% | 28.0% | 10.5% | Venezuela |
| 1970s | 19.4% | 27.4% | 8.0% | Venezuela |
| 1980s | 18.3% | 27.6% | 9.3% | Venezuela |
| 1990s | 19.2% | 27.7% | 8.5% | Venezuela |
| 2000s | 12.2% | 13.4% | 1.2% | Venezuela |
| 2010s | 13.4% | 15.2% | 1.8% | Venezuela |
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, Uruguay or Venezuela?
- Uruguay, at 18.5% against 18.4% in Venezuela as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty between Uruguay and Venezuela?
- 0.1%, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Uruguay and Venezuela?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2014.
- How do Uruguay and Venezuela rank globally for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Uruguay ranks 106th and Venezuela ranks 108th 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.