Bahamas vs Singapore: Proportion of total government spending on essential services
Bahamas
10.0%
in 2024
Singapore
9.7%
in 2024
Bahamas rank
94th
Singapore rank
97th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services over time
- Bahamas
- Singapore
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 10.0% against 9.7% in Singapore, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Singapore ahead.
Bahamas ranks 94th and Singapore ranks 97th of 129 countries.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.7% | 20.7% | 3.0% | Singapore |
| 2010s | 13.8% | 18.9% | 5.1% | Singapore |
| 2020s | 10.7% | 11.0% | 0.3% | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, Bahamas or Singapore?
- Bahamas, at 10.0% against 9.7% in Singapore as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between Bahamas and Singapore?
- 0.3%, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Singapore?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Bahamas and Singapore rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Bahamas ranks 94th and Singapore ranks 97th of 129 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of total government spending on essential services, education (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.