Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty was 13.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
13.1%
Change on year
down 2.8%
World rank
151st
of 184 countries
All-time high
28.1%
in 1982
All-time low
9.4%
in 2015
Years of data
64
1960–2023
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Côte d'Ivoire, 1960–2023
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 Côte d'Ivoire stood at 13.1%.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and up 26.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Côte d'Ivoire peaked at 28.1% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 9.4%, in 2015.
That places Côte d'Ivoire 151st out of 184 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Côte d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 11.9% | — |
| 1961 | 13.1% | +10.1% |
| 1962 | 13.3% | +1.9% |
| 1963 | 14.1% | +5.8% |
| 1964 | 15.8% | +12.3% |
| 1965 | 16.3% | +3.1% |
| 1966 | 16.0% | -2.0% |
| 1967 | 16.6% | +3.8% |
| 1968 | 17.2% | +3.5% |
| 1969 | 18.7% | +8.7% |
| 1970 | 20.6% | +10.4% |
| 1971 | 21.5% | +4.3% |
| 1972 | 21.7% | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 21.8% | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 21.4% | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 22.5% | +5.2% |
| 1976 | 23.2% | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 23.3% | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 25.3% | +8.5% |
| 1979 | 26.9% | +6.3% |
| 1980 | 27.2% | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 28.0% | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 28.1% | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 27.1% | -3.6% |
| 1984 | 26.4% | -2.8% |
| 1985 | 25.3% | -3.9% |
| 1986 | 22.7% | -10.5% |
| 1987 | 23.5% | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 23.7% | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 22.6% | -4.7% |
| 1990 | 18.8% | -17.0% |
| 1991 | 15.9% | -15.2% |
| 1992 | 16.3% | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 15.8% | -3.5% |
| 1994 | 14.7% | -6.5% |
| 1995 | 14.5% | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 13.7% | -5.8% |
| 1997 | 13.6% | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 12.4% | -8.6% |
| 1999 | 13.0% | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 12.6% | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 12.4% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 12.1% | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 10.4% | -13.8% |
| 2004 | 10.9% | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 11.3% | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 11.0% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 11.1% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 11.7% | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 11.7% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 12.2% | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 10.7% | -12.7% |
| 2012 | 10.9% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 10.4% | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 10.4% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 9.4% | -9.5% |
| 2016 | 9.9% | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 10.4% | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 10.6% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 12.0% | +13.1% |
| 2020 | 13.1% | +8.7% |
| 2021 | 12.9% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 13.5% | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 13.1% | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.3% | 11.9% | 18.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 22.8% | 20.6% | 26.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 25.5% | 22.6% | 28.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.9% | 12.4% | 18.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.5% | 10.4% | 12.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.7% | 9.4% | 12.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.1% | 12.9% | 13.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Côte d'Ivoire
More poverty & inequality data for Côte d'Ivoire
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 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 4.28 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,398 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 3.06 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 13.6 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 13.6% (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 Côte d'Ivoire?
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Côte d'Ivoire was 13.1% 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 Côte d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 28.1% in 1982.
- What is the lowest share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.4% in 2015.
- How does Côte d'Ivoire rank for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 151st 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 Côte d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Côte d'Ivoire 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.