Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Slovenia
Slovenia: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty was 23.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Slovenia, 1990–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Slovenia recorded 23.7% for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Slovenia peaked at 24.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 16.6%, in 1999.
That places Slovenia 53rd out of 184 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Slovenia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 19.9% | — |
| 1991 | 21.4% | +8.0% |
| 1992 | 22.2% | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 21.7% | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 20.7% | -4.6% |
| 1995 | 19.8% | -4.1% |
| 1996 | 19.2% | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 18.3% | -5.1% |
| 1998 | 17.5% | -4.4% |
| 1999 | 16.6% | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 17.5% | +5.5% |
| 2001 | 18.3% | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 18.7% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 18.2% | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 18.4% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 17.5% | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 18.6% | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 18.7% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 19.5% | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 21.5% | +10.0% |
| 2010 | 21.6% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 22.7% | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 22.4% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 22.4% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 22.0% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 22.5% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 22.9% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 23.2% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 21.8% | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 22.2% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 24.5% | +10.8% |
| 2021 | 24.6% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 24.1% | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 23.7% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.7% | 16.6% | 22.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.7% | 17.5% | 21.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.4% | 21.6% | 23.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.2% | 23.7% | 24.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Slovenia
More poverty & inequality data for Slovenia
- 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 1.58 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 6,586 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 4.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 36.39 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 36.4% (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 Slovenia?
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Slovenia was 23.7% 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 Slovenia?
- The highest recorded value was 24.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.6% in 1999.
- How does Slovenia rank for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Slovenia ranks 53rd 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 Slovenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovenia 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.