Benin vs Chile: Proportion of total government spending on essential services
Benin
18.0%
in 2025
Chile
18.4%
in 2022
Benin rank
27th
Chile rank
25th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services over time
- Benin
- Chile
How they compare
Chile currently reports 18.4% against 18.0% in Benin, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Chile ahead.
Benin ranks 27th and Chile ranks 25th of 170 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 2 and Chile in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Chile | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.1% | 16.9% | 0.2% | Benin |
| 2010s | 20.4% | 20.3% | 0.2% | Benin |
| 2020s | 15.2% | 17.5% | 2.4% | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, Benin or Chile?
- Chile, at 18.4% against 18.0% in Benin as of 2022.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between Benin and Chile?
- 0.4%, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Chile?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Benin and Chile rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Benin ranks 27th and Chile ranks 25th 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.