Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Slovakia
Slovakia: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty was 27.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Slovakia, 1990–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Slovakia recorded 27.1% for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in 2023.
That represents a change of down 6.1% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Slovakia peaked at 39.2% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 26.3%, in 2007.
That places Slovakia 29th out of 184 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
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 Slovakia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 32.2% | — |
| 1991 | 33.3% | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 39.2% | +17.9% |
| 1993 | 37.7% | -3.9% |
| 1994 | 32.5% | -13.8% |
| 1995 | 31.9% | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 31.3% | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 29.8% | -4.8% |
| 1998 | 30.5% | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 28.8% | -5.7% |
| 2000 | 29.3% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 29.5% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 30.0% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 31.3% | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 28.7% | -8.2% |
| 2005 | 26.4% | -8.3% |
| 2006 | 27.3% | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 26.3% | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 27.4% | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 29.3% | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 28.6% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 28.5% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 27.2% | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 27.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 26.9% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 27.3% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 28.5% | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 29.3% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 27.9% | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 31.9% | +14.4% |
| 2020 | 29.0% | -9.0% |
| 2021 | 29.2% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 28.8% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 27.1% | -6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.7% | 28.8% | 39.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.6% | 26.3% | 31.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.3% | 26.9% | 31.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.5% | 27.1% | 29.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
More poverty & inequality data for Slovakia
- 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 1.56 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 5,560 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 -10.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 35.49 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 35.5% (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 Slovakia?
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Slovakia was 27.1% 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 Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 39.2% in 1992.
- What is the lowest share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.3% in 2007.
- How does Slovakia rank for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Slovakia ranks 29th 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 Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Slovakia 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.