Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in United States of America
United States of America: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty was 11.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
11.7%
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
161st
of 184 countries
All-time high
15.1%
in 1953
All-time low
9.1%
in 1996
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in United States of America, 1950–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
United States of America recorded 11.7% for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in United States of America peaked at 15.1% in 1953 and was at its lowest, 9.1%, in 1996.
United States of America ranks 161st of 184 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in United States of America, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 10.3% | — |
| 1951 | 12.7% | +24.2% |
| 1952 | 14.7% | +15.6% |
| 1953 | 15.1% | +2.2% |
| 1954 | 14.1% | -6.1% |
| 1955 | 13.1% | -7.3% |
| 1956 | 12.8% | -2.3% |
| 1957 | 13.1% | +2.5% |
| 1958 | 13.6% | +3.9% |
| 1959 | 12.8% | -6.4% |
| 1960 | 12.5% | -2.1% |
| 1961 | 12.8% | +2.6% |
| 1962 | 13.0% | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 12.8% | -1.7% |
| 1964 | 12.4% | -2.6% |
| 1965 | 12.4% | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 12.9% | +4.1% |
| 1967 | 13.9% | +8.1% |
| 1968 | 14.1% | +1.7% |
| 1969 | 14.2% | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 14.2% | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 13.9% | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 13.5% | -3.3% |
| 1973 | 12.6% | -6.3% |
| 1974 | 13.1% | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 13.6% | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 12.8% | -5.4% |
| 1977 | 12.5% | -2.6% |
| 1978 | 12.0% | -4.0% |
| 1979 | 11.6% | -3.2% |
| 1980 | 11.9% | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 11.9% | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 12.5% | +4.6% |
| 1983 | 12.2% | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 11.5% | -5.8% |
| 1985 | 11.6% | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 11.9% | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 11.7% | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 11.5% | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 11.4% | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 10.9% | -4.8% |
| 1991 | 11.1% | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 10.9% | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 10.5% | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 10.1% | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 9.7% | -4.1% |
| 1996 | 9.1% | -6.3% |
| 1997 | 9.3% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 9.2% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 9.3% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 9.2% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 9.6% | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 10.0% | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 10.3% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 10.3% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 10.6% | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 10.7% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 10.8% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 11.2% | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 12.3% | +9.5% |
| 2010 | 12.3% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 12.0% | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 11.3% | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 11.1% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 11.0% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 11.1% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 11.3% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 11.5% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 11.7% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 11.7% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 12.5% | +6.8% |
| 2021 | 12.2% | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 11.7% | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 11.7% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 13.2% | 10.3% | 15.1% | 10 |
| 1960s | 13.1% | 12.4% | 14.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 13.0% | 11.6% | 14.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.8% | 11.4% | 12.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.0% | 9.1% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.5% | 9.2% | 12.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.5% | 11.0% | 12.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.0% | 11.7% | 12.5% | 4 |
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More poverty & inequality data for United States of America
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 9 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 1.62 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 8,414 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 1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 24.85 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 24.8% (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 United States of America?
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in United States of America was 11.7% 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 United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 15.1% in 1953.
- What is the lowest share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.1% in 1996.
- How does United States of America rank for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- United States of America ranks 161st 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 United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States of America 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.