China, Macao Special Administrative Region vs Marshall Islands: Proportion of total government spending on essential services

China, Macao Special Administrative Region
13.6%
in 2024
Marshall Islands
24.8%
in 2019
China, Macao Special Administrative Region rank
3rd
Marshall Islands rank
3rd

Proportion of total government spending on essential services over time

  • China, Macao Special Administrative Region
  • Marshall Islands
10203040200020122024

How they compare

Marshall Islands currently reports 24.8% against 13.6% in China, Macao Special Administrative Region, a difference of 11.2%.

That makes Marshall Islands's figure about 1.8 times China, Macao Special Administrative Region's.

Across all 12 years both countries report, Marshall Islands has been ahead every year.

China, Macao Special Administrative Region ranks 3rd and Marshall Islands ranks 3rd of 4 groups.

Marshall Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China, Macao Special Administrative Region Marshall Islands Difference Ahead
2000s 13.5% 33.9% 20.4% Marshall Islands
2010s 16.1% 29.7% 13.6% Marshall Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, China, Macao Special Administrative Region or Marshall Islands?
Marshall Islands, at 24.8% against 13.6% in China, Macao Special Administrative Region as of 2019.
What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between China, Macao Special Administrative Region and Marshall Islands?
11.2%, with Marshall Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China, Macao Special Administrative Region and Marshall Islands?
12 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2019.
How do China, Macao Special Administrative Region and Marshall Islands rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
China, Macao Special Administrative Region ranks 3rd and Marshall Islands ranks 3rd of 4 groups.
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.

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Indicator
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, education (%)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
133 places, 2,465 data points, 2000–2025
Last refreshed