Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Palestine, State of
Palestine, State of: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty was 20.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Palestine, State of, 1970–2023
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 Palestine, State of stood at 20.2%.
The figure is down 4.9% on the previous year and down 30.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Palestine, State of peaked at 29.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 12.7%, in 1994.
Palestine, State of ranks 86th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Palestine, State of, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 28.3% | — |
| 1971 | 26.2% | -7.5% |
| 1972 | 23.7% | -9.7% |
| 1973 | 25.9% | +9.4% |
| 1974 | 23.4% | -9.4% |
| 1975 | 23.4% | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 20.2% | -13.5% |
| 1977 | 20.9% | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 18.1% | -13.2% |
| 1979 | 19.5% | +7.8% |
| 1980 | 17.1% | -12.7% |
| 1981 | 19.7% | +15.7% |
| 1982 | 17.0% | -14.1% |
| 1983 | 17.8% | +5.0% |
| 1984 | 17.1% | -4.1% |
| 1985 | 16.6% | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 14.8% | -10.9% |
| 1987 | 16.2% | +9.6% |
| 1988 | 14.4% | -11.1% |
| 1989 | 15.2% | +5.2% |
| 1990 | 15.3% | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 14.9% | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 15.4% | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 14.1% | -8.4% |
| 1994 | 12.7% | -9.8% |
| 1995 | 12.9% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 14.9% | +15.6% |
| 1997 | 15.4% | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 15.3% | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 15.7% | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 19.4% | +23.0% |
| 2001 | 22.3% | +15.2% |
| 2002 | 21.4% | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 19.0% | -11.3% |
| 2004 | 22.2% | +17.0% |
| 2005 | 24.5% | +10.7% |
| 2006 | 26.6% | +8.5% |
| 2007 | 26.4% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 25.1% | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 25.7% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 26.6% | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 26.6% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 29.4% | +10.8% |
| 2013 | 29.0% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 29.4% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 28.1% | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 26.0% | -7.5% |
| 2017 | 21.9% | -15.9% |
| 2018 | 23.5% | +7.4% |
| 2019 | 20.1% | -14.5% |
| 2020 | 24.0% | +19.5% |
| 2021 | 23.7% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 21.3% | -10.3% |
| 2023 | 20.2% | -4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.0% | 18.1% | 28.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.6% | 14.4% | 19.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.7% | 12.7% | 15.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.2% | 19.0% | 26.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.1% | 20.1% | 29.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.3% | 20.2% | 24.0% | 4 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Palestine, State of
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 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 3.31 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,465 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 -2.53 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 6.65 (2021)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 6.6% (2021)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Palestine, State of?
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Palestine, State of 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 Palestine, State of?
- The highest recorded value was 29.4% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.7% in 1994.
- How does Palestine, State of rank for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Palestine, State of ranks 86th 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 Palestine, State of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine, State of 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.