Bhutan vs World: Proportion of total government spending on essential services
Bhutan
21.4%
in 2020
World
12.3%
in 2024
Bhutan rank
5th
World rank
5th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services over time
- Bhutan
- World
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 21.4% against 12.3% in World, a difference of 9.1%.
That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.7 times World's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2000 it was World ahead.
Bhutan ranks 5th and World ranks 5th of 116 countries.
Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.6% | 15.2% | 1.4% | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 19.3% | 15.0% | 4.3% | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 21.4% | 13.9% | 7.5% | 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 World?
- Bhutan, at 21.4% against 12.3% in World as of 2020.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between Bhutan and World?
- 9.1%, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and World?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2020.
- How do Bhutan and World rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Bhutan ranks 5th and World ranks 5th of 116 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.