Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty was 23.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Kyrgyzstan, 1995–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Kyrgyzstan stood at 23.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.7% on the previous year and down 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 51.5% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 13.4%, in 2005.
That places Kyrgyzstan 61st out of 184 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Kyrgyzstan, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 48.9% | — |
| 1996 | 51.5% | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 38.1% | -26.0% |
| 1998 | 32.2% | -15.5% |
| 1999 | 27.6% | -14.5% |
| 2000 | 24.8% | -10.1% |
| 2001 | 21.4% | -13.5% |
| 2002 | 18.8% | -12.3% |
| 2003 | 16.1% | -14.2% |
| 2004 | 14.7% | -9.0% |
| 2005 | 13.4% | -8.6% |
| 2006 | 13.5% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 14.1% | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 14.6% | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 18.0% | +23.5% |
| 2010 | 23.1% | +28.3% |
| 2011 | 26.7% | +15.5% |
| 2012 | 27.6% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 27.5% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 22.0% | -20.2% |
| 2015 | 30.9% | +40.6% |
| 2018 | 23.0% | -25.4% |
| 2019 | 23.7% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 26.9% | +13.3% |
| 2021 | 25.6% | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 21.4% | -16.2% |
| 2023 | 23.3% | +8.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.7% | 27.6% | 51.5% | 5 |
| 2000s | 16.9% | 13.4% | 24.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.6% | 22.0% | 30.9% | 8 |
| 2020s | 24.3% | 21.4% | 26.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kyrgyzstan
More poverty & inequality data for Kyrgyzstan
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 9 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 2.8 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,799 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 -13.87 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 25.85 (2022)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 25.9% (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Kyrgyzstan?
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Kyrgyzstan was 23.3% 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 Kyrgyzstan?
- The highest recorded value was 51.5% in 1996.
- What is the lowest share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.4% in 2005.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 61st 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 Kyrgyzstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kyrgyzstan 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.