Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in India
India: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty was 7.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
7.4%
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
179th
of 184 countries
All-time high
22.8%
in 1979
All-time low
7.0%
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in India, 1950–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
India recorded 7.4% for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in India peaked at 22.8% in 1979 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 1950.
That places India 179th out of 184 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in India, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 7.0% | — |
| 1951 | 7.1% | +1.1% |
| 1952 | 7.5% | +5.8% |
| 1953 | 7.7% | +1.8% |
| 1954 | 8.6% | +12.7% |
| 1955 | 9.0% | +4.6% |
| 1956 | 8.9% | -1.6% |
| 1957 | 10.2% | +14.3% |
| 1958 | 10.1% | -0.5% |
| 1959 | 10.4% | +2.8% |
| 1960 | 10.2% | -1.9% |
| 1961 | 10.8% | +6.2% |
| 1962 | 12.6% | +16.1% |
| 1963 | 14.7% | +16.6% |
| 1964 | 14.4% | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 16.3% | +13.5% |
| 1966 | 16.8% | +3.0% |
| 1967 | 16.2% | -3.6% |
| 1968 | 16.5% | +2.2% |
| 1969 | 16.6% | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 18.1% | +8.7% |
| 1971 | 20.1% | +11.1% |
| 1972 | 20.7% | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 20.4% | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 20.7% | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 21.8% | +5.4% |
| 1976 | 21.8% | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 21.1% | -3.4% |
| 1978 | 21.5% | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 22.8% | +6.0% |
| 1980 | 21.8% | -4.1% |
| 1981 | 20.7% | -5.0% |
| 1982 | 21.0% | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 19.3% | -8.2% |
| 1984 | 19.0% | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 19.1% | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 19.8% | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 20.0% | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 19.1% | -4.5% |
| 1989 | 18.4% | -3.4% |
| 1990 | 16.6% | -10.2% |
| 1991 | 15.7% | -5.1% |
| 1992 | 15.2% | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 15.0% | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 14.1% | -5.9% |
| 1995 | 13.6% | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 12.5% | -7.7% |
| 1997 | 13.6% | +9.0% |
| 1998 | 14.2% | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 14.9% | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 14.4% | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 14.0% | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 13.2% | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 12.8% | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 12.2% | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 12.1% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 11.1% | -7.6% |
| 2007 | 10.8% | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 11.1% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 11.8% | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 10.8% | -8.5% |
| 2011 | 10.5% | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 10.3% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 9.7% | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 9.3% | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 8.9% | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 8.4% | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 8.6% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 8.4% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 8.4% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 8.6% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 7.4% | -14.4% |
| 2022 | 7.5% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 7.4% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 8.7% | 7.0% | 10.4% | 10 |
| 1960s | 14.5% | 10.2% | 16.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 20.9% | 18.1% | 22.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.8% | 18.4% | 21.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.5% | 12.5% | 16.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.4% | 10.8% | 14.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.3% | 8.4% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.7% | 7.4% | 8.6% | 4 |
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More poverty & inequality data for India
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 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 1.98 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,632 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 0.8468 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 17.32 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 17.3% (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 India?
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in India was 7.4% 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 22.8% in 1979.
- What is the lowest share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 1950.
- How does India rank for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- India ranks 179th 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 India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India 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.