Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iran, Islamic Republic of: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty was 29.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 1955–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Iran, Islamic Republic of recorded 29.4% for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in 2023. That is the highest value across all 68 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Iran, Islamic Republic of peaked at 29.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 1961.
That places Iran, Islamic Republic of 22nd out of 184 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 68 years of available data.
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Iran, Islamic Republic of, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 6.3% | — |
| 1956 | 5.9% | -6.4% |
| 1957 | 5.3% | -10.4% |
| 1958 | 5.3% | -1.3% |
| 1959 | 4.7% | -9.9% |
| 1960 | 4.7% | -1.5% |
| 1961 | 4.5% | -4.4% |
| 1962 | 4.6% | +3.9% |
| 1963 | 4.7% | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 5.3% | +14.2% |
| 1965 | 6.8% | +27.1% |
| 1966 | 7.3% | +7.7% |
| 1967 | 7.5% | +2.3% |
| 1968 | 8.3% | +10.8% |
| 1969 | 9.6% | +15.5% |
| 1970 | 9.6% | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 12.0% | +25.7% |
| 1972 | 13.3% | +10.7% |
| 1973 | 13.4% | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 17.3% | +29.3% |
| 1975 | 22.6% | +30.5% |
| 1976 | 21.4% | -5.2% |
| 1977 | 17.3% | -19.2% |
| 1978 | 22.9% | +32.6% |
| 1979 | 20.8% | -9.1% |
| 1980 | 26.0% | +24.8% |
| 1981 | 27.2% | +4.8% |
| 1982 | 20.7% | -24.1% |
| 1983 | 19.0% | -7.9% |
| 1985 | 18.7% | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 17.8% | -4.8% |
| 1987 | 16.9% | -5.3% |
| 1988 | 19.6% | +16.5% |
| 1989 | 19.0% | -3.2% |
| 1990 | 17.4% | -8.7% |
| 1991 | 18.0% | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 18.4% | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 18.9% | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 20.7% | +9.7% |
| 1995 | 22.7% | +10.0% |
| 1996 | 23.9% | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 23.6% | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 25.2% | +6.6% |
| 1999 | 22.2% | -12.0% |
| 2000 | 23.2% | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 22.1% | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 20.5% | -7.5% |
| 2003 | 20.5% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 20.1% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 20.2% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 22.1% | +9.9% |
| 2007 | 20.3% | -8.5% |
| 2008 | 22.7% | +11.8% |
| 2009 | 24.5% | +8.1% |
| 2010 | 25.3% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 25.7% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 27.1% | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 27.3% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 25.2% | -7.6% |
| 2015 | 24.6% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 25.4% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 24.8% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 26.8% | +8.2% |
| 2019 | 27.9% | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 27.2% | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 28.2% | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 28.5% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 29.4% | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.5% | 4.7% | 6.3% | 5 |
| 1960s | 6.3% | 4.5% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 17.0% | 9.6% | 22.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.5% | 16.9% | 27.2% | 9 |
| 1990s | 21.1% | 17.4% | 25.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.6% | 20.1% | 24.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.0% | 24.6% | 27.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.3% | 27.2% | 29.4% | 4 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Iran, Islamic Republic of
- 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 1.7 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,420 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 4.44 % change on previous year (2023)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via -11.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.482 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0873 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Iran, Islamic Republic of was 29.4% 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 Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 29.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 1961.
- How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 22nd 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 Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran, Islamic Republic of 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.