Bhutan vs China, Macao Special Administrative Region: Proportion of total government spending on essential services
Bhutan
21.4%
in 2020
China, Macao Special Administrative Region
13.6%
in 2024
Bhutan rank
5th
China, Macao Special Administrative Region rank
3rd
Proportion of total government spending on essential services over time
- Bhutan
- China, Macao Special Administrative Region
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 21.4% against 13.6% in China, Macao Special Administrative Region, a difference of 7.8%.
That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.6 times China, Macao Special Administrative Region's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2000 it was China, Macao Special Administrative Region ahead.
Bhutan ranks 5th and China, Macao Special Administrative Region ranks 3rd of 129 countries.
Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | China, Macao Special Administrative Region | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.1% | 14.9% | 1.1% | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 20.2% | 16.1% | 4.2% | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 21.4% | 12.3% | 9.1% | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, Bhutan or China, Macao Special Administrative Region?
- Bhutan, at 21.4% against 13.6% in China, Macao Special Administrative Region as of 2020.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between Bhutan and China, Macao Special Administrative Region?
- 7.8%, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and China, Macao Special Administrative Region?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2020.
- How do Bhutan and China, Macao Special Administrative Region rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Bhutan ranks 5th and China, Macao Special Administrative Region ranks 3rd 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.