Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Russian Federation
Russian Federation: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty was 22.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Russian Federation, 1990–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Russian Federation recorded 22.7% for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Russian Federation peaked at 33.8% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 21.3%, in 1992.
That places Russian Federation 63rd 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 34 years of available data.
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Russian Federation, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 24.9% | — |
| 1991 | 23.6% | -5.3% |
| 1992 | 21.3% | -9.8% |
| 1993 | 23.5% | +10.6% |
| 1994 | 27.1% | +15.2% |
| 1995 | 29.1% | +7.6% |
| 1996 | 30.1% | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 30.0% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 32.4% | +8.2% |
| 1999 | 33.8% | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 30.1% | -11.1% |
| 2001 | 29.1% | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 28.7% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 27.1% | -5.4% |
| 2004 | 24.5% | -9.7% |
| 2005 | 22.2% | -9.2% |
| 2006 | 22.4% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 22.7% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 24.2% | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 28.3% | +17.0% |
| 2010 | 26.3% | -7.2% |
| 2011 | 24.6% | -6.5% |
| 2012 | 23.8% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 24.7% | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 25.6% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 26.8% | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 26.6% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 26.1% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 23.4% | -10.4% |
| 2019 | 25.2% | +7.9% |
| 2020 | 25.2% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 22.3% | -11.4% |
| 2022 | 22.4% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 22.7% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.6% | 21.3% | 33.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.9% | 22.2% | 30.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.3% | 23.4% | 26.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.2% | 22.3% | 25.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Russian Federation
More poverty & inequality data for Russian Federation
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 5 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 1.45 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,167 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 -7.65 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 30.47 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 30.5% (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 Russian Federation?
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Russian Federation was 22.7% 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 Russian Federation?
- The highest recorded value was 33.8% in 1999.
- What is the lowest share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty recorded in Russian Federation?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.3% in 1992.
- How does Russian Federation rank for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Russian Federation ranks 63rd 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 Russian Federation?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Russian Federation 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.