Egypt vs Somalia: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita
Egypt
8.0%
in 2023
Somalia
7.9%
in 2023
Egypt rank
174th
Somalia rank
176th
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita over time
- Egypt
- Somalia
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 8.0% against 7.9% in Somalia, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 54 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 174th and Somalia ranks 176th of 184 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 40.6% | 6.8% | 33.8% | Egypt |
| 1980s | 35.3% | 5.7% | 29.6% | Egypt |
| 1990s | 10.4% | 4.2% | 6.2% | Egypt |
| 2000s | 11.7% | 3.3% | 8.4% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 13.8% | 4.1% | 9.8% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 9.9% | 7.3% | 2.6% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita, Egypt or Somalia?
- Egypt, at 8.0% against 7.9% in Somalia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita between Egypt and Somalia?
- 0.1%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Somalia?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and Somalia rank globally for share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita?
- Egypt ranks 174th and Somalia ranks 176th of 184 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of government consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Government consumption divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.