Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Chile
Chile: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty was 21.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
21.3%
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
69th
of 184 countries
All-time high
30.1%
in 1986
All-time low
9.4%
in 2006
Years of data
73
1951–2023
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Chile, 1951–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Chile stood at 21.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 34.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Chile peaked at 30.1% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 9.4%, in 2006.
Chile ranks 69th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 73 years of available data.
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Chile, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 13.9% | — |
| 1952 | 15.0% | +7.6% |
| 1953 | 17.1% | +14.4% |
| 1954 | 15.2% | -11.5% |
| 1955 | 17.0% | +11.8% |
| 1956 | 16.7% | -1.5% |
| 1957 | 16.3% | -2.7% |
| 1958 | 17.5% | +7.7% |
| 1959 | 18.0% | +3.1% |
| 1960 | 18.1% | +0.6% |
| 1961 | 18.9% | +4.3% |
| 1962 | 15.9% | -15.9% |
| 1963 | 15.4% | -3.4% |
| 1964 | 15.6% | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 18.0% | +15.2% |
| 1966 | 18.0% | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 17.6% | -2.3% |
| 1968 | 18.2% | +3.0% |
| 1969 | 18.4% | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 19.6% | +6.3% |
| 1971 | 19.7% | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 21.1% | +7.2% |
| 1973 | 22.3% | +5.3% |
| 1974 | 25.9% | +16.4% |
| 1975 | 27.7% | +6.9% |
| 1976 | 26.5% | -4.3% |
| 1977 | 25.3% | -4.7% |
| 1978 | 24.9% | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 25.0% | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 21.8% | -12.8% |
| 1981 | 20.8% | -4.8% |
| 1982 | 23.9% | +14.8% |
| 1983 | 24.6% | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 24.0% | -2.6% |
| 1985 | 25.1% | +4.8% |
| 1986 | 30.1% | +19.8% |
| 1987 | 27.9% | -7.3% |
| 1988 | 26.8% | -4.1% |
| 1989 | 25.9% | -3.2% |
| 1990 | 24.7% | -4.6% |
| 1991 | 24.2% | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 23.0% | -4.6% |
| 1993 | 23.1% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 21.9% | -5.0% |
| 1995 | 20.1% | -8.6% |
| 1996 | 19.7% | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 17.8% | -9.6% |
| 1998 | 16.0% | -10.2% |
| 1999 | 15.3% | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 13.7% | -10.4% |
| 2001 | 12.9% | -5.7% |
| 2002 | 12.2% | -6.0% |
| 2003 | 11.2% | -7.8% |
| 2004 | 10.2% | -9.4% |
| 2005 | 9.5% | -6.5% |
| 2006 | 9.4% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 10.3% | +9.5% |
| 2008 | 11.8% | +13.8% |
| 2009 | 14.4% | +22.6% |
| 2010 | 15.1% | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 16.2% | +7.5% |
| 2012 | 16.0% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 15.8% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 16.7% | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 17.4% | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 18.3% | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 18.2% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 19.1% | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 19.2% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 21.2% | +10.7% |
| 2021 | 20.1% | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 21.1% | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 21.3% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 16.3% | 13.9% | 18.0% | 9 |
| 1960s | 17.4% | 15.4% | 18.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 23.8% | 19.6% | 27.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 25.1% | 20.8% | 30.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.6% | 15.3% | 24.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.6% | 9.4% | 14.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.2% | 15.1% | 19.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.0% | 20.1% | 21.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More poverty & inequality data for Chile
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 4 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 1.17 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 6,606 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 3.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 18.88 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 18.9% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Chile?
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Chile was 21.3% 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 Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 30.1% in 1986.
- What is the lowest share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.4% in 2006.
- How does Chile rank for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Chile ranks 69th 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 Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chile 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.