Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty, 2020

Extreme poverty is defined as living below the International Poverty Line of $2.15 per day. This data is adjusted for inflation and for differences in the cost of livingbetween countries.

Share in extreme poverty0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%ShareofgovernmentconsumptioninGDPChinaChinaIndiaIndiaIndonesiaIndonesiaNigeriaNigeriaBangladeshBangladeshEthiopiaEthiopiaTanzaniaTanzaniaNigerNigerMalawiMalawiZambiaZambiaBeninBeninEswatiniEswatiniZimbabweZimbabweAfricaAsiaEuropeNorth AmericaOceaniaSouth America1.4B1.4B600M600MDots sized byPopulation(historicalestimates)

Source: Feenstra et al. (2015), Penn World Table (2021), World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2022)

Note: Poverty data is expressed in international-$ at 2017 prices. Depending on the country and year, it relates to income measured after taxes and benefits, or to consumption, per capita.