Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Germany
Germany: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty was 19.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
19.7%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
92nd
of 184 countries
All-time high
19.9%
in 2021
All-time low
12.6%
in 1956
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Germany, 1950–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Germany is 19.7%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Germany peaked at 19.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 12.6%, in 1956.
That places Germany 92nd 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 Germany, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 14.3% | — |
| 1951 | 14.3% | -0.2% |
| 1952 | 14.8% | +3.7% |
| 1953 | 14.4% | -2.9% |
| 1954 | 14.0% | -2.8% |
| 1955 | 13.0% | -7.4% |
| 1956 | 12.6% | -2.9% |
| 1957 | 12.7% | +0.9% |
| 1958 | 13.4% | +5.3% |
| 1959 | 13.5% | +0.9% |
| 1960 | 12.8% | -5.0% |
| 1961 | 13.3% | +3.9% |
| 1962 | 14.0% | +5.3% |
| 1963 | 14.7% | +4.6% |
| 1964 | 14.0% | -4.3% |
| 1965 | 14.3% | +2.0% |
| 1966 | 14.6% | +2.4% |
| 1967 | 15.5% | +5.8% |
| 1968 | 15.0% | -3.5% |
| 1969 | 14.6% | -2.1% |
| 1970 | 14.7% | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 15.3% | +4.3% |
| 1972 | 15.5% | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 15.6% | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 16.5% | +5.4% |
| 1975 | 17.3% | +5.1% |
| 1976 | 17.0% | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 17.1% | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 17.5% | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 17.6% | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 18.6% | +5.6% |
| 1981 | 19.5% | +4.5% |
| 1982 | 18.9% | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 18.0% | -4.7% |
| 1984 | 17.4% | -3.3% |
| 1985 | 16.9% | -3.0% |
| 1986 | 16.5% | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 16.2% | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 15.7% | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 14.9% | -5.4% |
| 1990 | 13.6% | -8.7% |
| 1991 | 13.3% | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 14.0% | +5.3% |
| 1993 | 14.2% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 14.2% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 14.1% | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 13.8% | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 14.0% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 14.0% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 14.6% | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 14.6% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 14.8% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 15.3% | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 15.3% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 14.6% | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 14.4% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 14.7% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 14.8% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 15.8% | +7.4% |
| 2009 | 17.5% | +10.3% |
| 2010 | 17.4% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 16.5% | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 16.2% | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 16.3% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 16.4% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 16.8% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 17.2% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 17.4% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 17.2% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 17.9% | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 19.7% | +10.2% |
| 2021 | 19.9% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 19.7% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 19.7% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 13.7% | 12.6% | 14.8% | 10 |
| 1960s | 14.3% | 12.8% | 15.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 16.4% | 14.7% | 17.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.3% | 14.9% | 19.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.0% | 13.3% | 14.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.2% | 14.4% | 17.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.9% | 16.2% | 17.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.8% | 19.7% | 19.9% | 4 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Germany
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 7 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 1.44 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 7,007 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 -1.67 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 37.48 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 37.5% (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 Germany?
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Germany was 19.7% 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 Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 19.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.6% in 1956.
- How does Germany rank for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Germany ranks 92nd 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 Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany 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.