Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty was 25.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Uzbekistan, 1990–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Uzbekistan recorded 25.8% for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and down 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Uzbekistan peaked at 54.1% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 25.8%, in 2023.
Uzbekistan ranks 33rd of 184 countries on this measure, 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 Uzbekistan, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 54.1% | — |
| 1991 | 45.7% | -15.6% |
| 1992 | 48.5% | +6.2% |
| 1993 | 48.0% | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 45.6% | -5.2% |
| 1995 | 47.8% | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 46.6% | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 46.8% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 47.0% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 46.1% | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 46.6% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 45.5% | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 43.1% | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 40.7% | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 40.5% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 40.7% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 40.2% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 37.6% | -6.5% |
| 2008 | 35.9% | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 33.3% | -7.2% |
| 2010 | 34.7% | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 33.3% | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 32.5% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 33.1% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 33.6% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 33.1% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 32.7% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 31.4% | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 30.1% | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 29.8% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 29.9% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 28.3% | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 26.7% | -5.5% |
| 2023 | 25.8% | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.6% | 45.6% | 54.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.4% | 33.3% | 46.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.4% | 29.8% | 34.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.7% | 25.8% | 29.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uzbekistan
More poverty & inequality data for Uzbekistan
- 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 3.5 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 5,344 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 6.71 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 18.83 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 18.8% (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 Uzbekistan?
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Uzbekistan was 25.8% 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 Uzbekistan?
- The highest recorded value was 54.1% in 1990.
- What is the lowest share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty recorded in Uzbekistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.8% in 2023.
- How does Uzbekistan rank for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Uzbekistan ranks 33rd 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 Uzbekistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uzbekistan 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.