Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Czechia
Czechia: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty was 25.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Czechia, 1990–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Czechia recorded 25.6% for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in 2023.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Czechia peaked at 35.2% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 23.0%, in 2007.
Czechia ranks 38th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Czechia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 33.9% | — |
| 1991 | 35.2% | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 33.1% | -6.1% |
| 1993 | 33.8% | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 33.4% | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 31.4% | -6.0% |
| 1996 | 29.5% | -6.1% |
| 1997 | 29.0% | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 26.8% | -7.4% |
| 1999 | 25.8% | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 25.9% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 26.0% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 28.1% | +8.2% |
| 2003 | 27.2% | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 25.8% | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 23.4% | -9.4% |
| 2006 | 23.2% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 23.0% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 24.4% | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 25.9% | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 25.8% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 24.6% | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 23.7% | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 24.6% | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 24.6% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 24.4% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 24.7% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 24.4% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 24.2% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 23.8% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 26.1% | +9.5% |
| 2021 | 25.5% | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 24.8% | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 25.6% | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.2% | 25.8% | 35.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.3% | 23.0% | 28.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.5% | 23.7% | 25.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.5% | 24.8% | 26.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
More poverty & inequality data for Czechia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 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 1.45 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 6,070 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 2.37 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 33.7 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 33.7% (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 Czechia?
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Czechia was 25.6% 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 Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 35.2% in 1991.
- What is the lowest share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.0% in 2007.
- How does Czechia rank for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Czechia ranks 38th 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 Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Czechia 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.