Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Maldives
Maldives: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty was 23.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
23.6%
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
57th
of 184 countries
All-time high
31.8%
in 2005
All-time low
14.9%
in 1978
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Maldives, 1970–2023
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 Maldives stood at 23.6%.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 29.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Maldives peaked at 31.8% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 14.9%, in 1978.
Maldives ranks 57th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 16.1% | — |
| 1971 | 16.6% | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 16.9% | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 16.6% | -1.8% |
| 1974 | 17.0% | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 17.0% | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 18.6% | +9.1% |
| 1977 | 18.6% | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 14.9% | -19.8% |
| 1979 | 16.1% | +7.9% |
| 1980 | 17.0% | +5.5% |
| 1981 | 18.3% | +7.7% |
| 1982 | 17.8% | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 23.6% | +32.7% |
| 1984 | 22.4% | -5.1% |
| 1985 | 22.7% | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 22.0% | -3.2% |
| 1987 | 20.6% | -6.4% |
| 1988 | 20.3% | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 20.3% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 19.1% | -5.6% |
| 1991 | 18.7% | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 20.8% | +11.6% |
| 1993 | 21.5% | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 22.0% | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 21.0% | -4.7% |
| 1996 | 20.3% | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 25.2% | +24.2% |
| 1998 | 25.5% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 29.2% | +14.3% |
| 2000 | 30.3% | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 31.3% | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 30.9% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 28.1% | -9.0% |
| 2004 | 24.9% | -11.3% |
| 2005 | 31.8% | +27.3% |
| 2006 | 23.1% | -27.4% |
| 2007 | 21.8% | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 24.8% | +14.1% |
| 2009 | 30.7% | +23.6% |
| 2010 | 27.2% | -11.5% |
| 2011 | 17.4% | -35.8% |
| 2012 | 18.8% | +7.8% |
| 2013 | 18.1% | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 19.3% | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 21.7% | +12.4% |
| 2016 | 21.4% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 18.2% | -14.6% |
| 2018 | 17.6% | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 19.3% | +9.4% |
| 2020 | 27.2% | +40.9% |
| 2021 | 23.5% | -13.7% |
| 2022 | 23.9% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 23.6% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.8% | 14.9% | 18.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.5% | 17.0% | 23.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.3% | 18.7% | 29.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.8% | 21.8% | 31.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.9% | 17.4% | 27.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.5% | 23.5% | 27.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More poverty & inequality data for Maldives
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 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 1.57 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,442 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 0.3782 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 23.61 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 23.6% (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 Maldives?
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Maldives was 23.6% 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 Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 31.8% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.9% in 1978.
- How does Maldives rank for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Maldives ranks 57th 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 Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives 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.