Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty was 12.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Hong Kong, China, 1960–2023
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 Hong Kong, China is 12.3%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 9.3% on the previous year and up 47.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Hong Kong, China peaked at 13.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 1965.
That places Hong Kong, China 157th out of 184 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4.5% | — |
| 1961 | 4.5% | +0.2% |
| 1962 | 4.1% | -8.9% |
| 1963 | 4.0% | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 4.1% | +2.0% |
| 1965 | 4.0% | -2.8% |
| 1966 | 4.3% | +7.6% |
| 1967 | 4.7% | +9.0% |
| 1968 | 4.8% | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 4.7% | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 4.6% | -3.0% |
| 1971 | 4.5% | -2.9% |
| 1972 | 4.4% | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 4.3% | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 4.9% | +12.7% |
| 1975 | 5.2% | +7.0% |
| 1976 | 4.8% | -7.8% |
| 1977 | 4.7% | -2.6% |
| 1978 | 4.6% | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 4.6% | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 4.7% | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 6.0% | +28.5% |
| 1982 | 6.9% | +13.8% |
| 1983 | 7.6% | +10.2% |
| 1984 | 8.1% | +7.3% |
| 1985 | 9.7% | +20.2% |
| 1986 | 9.4% | -3.9% |
| 1987 | 8.2% | -12.3% |
| 1988 | 8.0% | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 7.6% | -4.7% |
| 1990 | 6.8% | -10.0% |
| 1991 | 6.6% | -3.4% |
| 1992 | 7.1% | +7.9% |
| 1993 | 6.6% | -7.8% |
| 1994 | 6.1% | -6.7% |
| 1995 | 6.1% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 5.9% | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 6.1% | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 6.5% | +6.1% |
| 1999 | 7.1% | +9.1% |
| 2000 | 7.0% | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 7.4% | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 7.7% | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 8.6% | +11.2% |
| 2004 | 8.3% | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 9.2% | +11.4% |
| 2006 | 8.8% | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 8.1% | -7.3% |
| 2008 | 8.8% | +8.9% |
| 2009 | 9.0% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 8.6% | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 8.4% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 9.3% | +10.5% |
| 2013 | 8.3% | -10.7% |
| 2014 | 9.6% | +15.3% |
| 2015 | 9.5% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 9.1% | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 10.0% | +9.8% |
| 2018 | 9.3% | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 9.8% | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 11.5% | +17.0% |
| 2021 | 12.1% | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 13.5% | +11.3% |
| 2023 | 12.3% | -9.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.4% | 4.0% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.7% | 4.3% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.6% | 4.7% | 9.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.5% | 5.9% | 7.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.3% | 7.0% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.2% | 8.3% | 10.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.4% | 11.5% | 13.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong, China
More poverty & inequality data for Hong Kong, China
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 0.717 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,059 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 0.4684 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 13.26 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 13.3% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -10.48 % change on previous year (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0712 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0712 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Hong Kong, China?
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Hong Kong, China was 12.3% 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 Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 13.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 1965.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 157th 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 Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hong Kong, China 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.