Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Australia
Australia: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty was 21.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
21.6%
Change on year
up 3.9%
World rank
68th
of 184 countries
All-time high
21.6%
in 2023
All-time low
7.8%
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Australia, 1950–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Australia recorded 21.6% for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 45.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Australia peaked at 21.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.8%, in 1950.
That places Australia 68th out of 184 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Australia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 7.8% | — |
| 1951 | 9.7% | +23.8% |
| 1952 | 11.0% | +13.7% |
| 1953 | 9.5% | -13.2% |
| 1954 | 9.4% | -1.7% |
| 1955 | 9.2% | -1.7% |
| 1956 | 9.1% | -1.7% |
| 1957 | 9.3% | +3.0% |
| 1958 | 9.4% | +1.0% |
| 1959 | 8.8% | -6.6% |
| 1960 | 9.1% | +3.0% |
| 1961 | 9.3% | +2.7% |
| 1962 | 9.2% | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 8.9% | -3.4% |
| 1964 | 9.4% | +5.1% |
| 1965 | 10.4% | +10.9% |
| 1966 | 10.5% | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 11.1% | +6.3% |
| 1968 | 10.8% | -2.7% |
| 1969 | 11.0% | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 11.2% | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 11.4% | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 11.5% | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 11.3% | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 12.7% | +12.9% |
| 1975 | 13.6% | +7.2% |
| 1976 | 13.1% | -3.8% |
| 1977 | 13.3% | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 13.1% | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 12.8% | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 13.0% | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 12.9% | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 13.5% | +4.9% |
| 1983 | 13.2% | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 13.8% | +4.6% |
| 1985 | 13.9% | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 14.6% | +4.7% |
| 1987 | 14.3% | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 14.2% | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 14.4% | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 14.4% | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 15.3% | +6.3% |
| 1992 | 15.1% | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 15.3% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 15.6% | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 15.6% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 15.1% | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 15.4% | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 15.7% | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 15.6% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 15.5% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 15.5% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 15.5% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 15.7% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 15.6% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 15.6% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 15.7% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 15.7% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 15.5% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 16.0% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 15.8% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 15.8% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 15.5% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 14.8% | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 15.5% | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 17.5% | +12.7% |
| 2016 | 17.4% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 17.6% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 18.3% | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 19.3% | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 20.8% | +7.7% |
| 2021 | 21.2% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 20.8% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 21.6% | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 9.3% | 7.8% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 10.0% | 8.9% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 12.4% | 11.2% | 13.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.8% | 12.9% | 14.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.3% | 14.4% | 15.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.6% | 15.5% | 16.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.8% | 14.8% | 19.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.1% | 20.8% | 21.6% | 4 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Australia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 3 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.64 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,690 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -0.0446 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 30.36 (2022)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 30.4% (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Australia?
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Australia was 21.6% in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 21.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.8% in 1950.
- How does Australia rank for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Australia ranks 68th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Government consumption divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.