Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Tajikistan
Tajikistan: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty was 20.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Tajikistan, 1992–2023
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 Tajikistan stood at 20.2%.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Tajikistan peaked at 65.2% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 20.1%, in 2022.
Tajikistan ranks 85th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Tajikistan, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 65.2% | — |
| 1993 | 37.3% | -42.8% |
| 1994 | 53.1% | +42.2% |
| 1995 | 39.9% | -24.9% |
| 1996 | 49.5% | +24.1% |
| 1998 | 37.7% | -23.9% |
| 1999 | 45.0% | +19.5% |
| 2000 | 39.0% | -13.3% |
| 2001 | 37.0% | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 31.1% | -16.0% |
| 2003 | 28.4% | -8.7% |
| 2004 | 25.2% | -11.1% |
| 2005 | 22.9% | -9.2% |
| 2006 | 22.0% | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 21.0% | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 22.3% | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 24.9% | +11.6% |
| 2010 | 24.3% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 23.2% | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 21.6% | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 22.6% | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 24.2% | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 23.0% | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 24.8% | +8.1% |
| 2017 | 25.9% | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 23.6% | -8.9% |
| 2019 | 25.0% | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 25.7% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 22.6% | -11.8% |
| 2022 | 20.1% | -11.1% |
| 2023 | 20.2% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.8% | 37.3% | 65.2% | 7 |
| 2000s | 27.4% | 21.0% | 39.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.8% | 21.6% | 25.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.2% | 20.1% | 25.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tajikistan
More poverty & inequality data for Tajikistan
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 4 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 3.07 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,124 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 10.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 19.74 (2022)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 19.7% (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 Tajikistan?
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Tajikistan was 20.2% 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 Tajikistan?
- The highest recorded value was 65.2% in 1992.
- What is the lowest share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty recorded in Tajikistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.1% in 2022.
- How does Tajikistan rank for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Tajikistan ranks 85th 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 Tajikistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tajikistan 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.