Bhutan vs Eastern and South-Eastern Asia: Proportion of total government spending on essential services
Bhutan
22.2%
in 2025
Eastern and South-Eastern Asia
12.6%
in 2024
Bhutan rank
7th
Eastern and South-Eastern Asia rank
9th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services over time
- Bhutan
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 22.2% against 12.6% in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia, a difference of 9.6%.
That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.8 times Eastern and South-Eastern Asia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Eastern and South-Eastern Asia ahead.
Bhutan ranks 7th and Eastern and South-Eastern Asia ranks 9th of 196 countries.
Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Eastern and South-Eastern Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.7% | 14.3% | 0.4% | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 18.6% | 14.3% | 4.3% | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 18.3% | 12.5% | 5.8% | 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 Eastern and South-Eastern Asia?
- Bhutan, at 22.2% against 12.6% in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between Bhutan and Eastern and South-Eastern Asia?
- 9.6%, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Eastern and South-Eastern Asia?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Bhutan and Eastern and South-Eastern Asia rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Bhutan ranks 7th and Eastern and South-Eastern Asia ranks 9th of 196 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.