Bangladesh vs Samoa: Proportion of total government spending on essential services
Bangladesh
11.9%
in 2025
Samoa
11.7%
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
98th
Samoa rank
101st
Proportion of total government spending on essential services over time
- Bangladesh
- Samoa
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 11.9% against 11.7% in Samoa, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 98th and Samoa ranks 101st of 170 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and Samoa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.1% | 13.0% | 5.1% | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 13.2% | 13.6% | 0.4% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 12.8% | 13.4% | 0.5% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, Bangladesh or Samoa?
- Bangladesh, at 11.9% against 11.7% in Samoa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between Bangladesh and Samoa?
- 0.2%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Samoa?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and Samoa rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Bangladesh ranks 98th and Samoa ranks 101st of 170 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 [UIS methodology] (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.