Bhutan vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Proportion of total government spending on essential services
Bhutan
22.2%
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa
14.7%
in 2024
Bhutan rank
7th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
5th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services over time
- Bhutan
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 22.2% against 14.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 7.5%.
That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
Bhutan ranks 7th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 5th of 196 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 2 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.1% | 17.0% | 0.9% | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2010s | 18.6% | 16.0% | 2.6% | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 18.3% | 15.0% | 3.3% | 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 Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Bhutan, at 22.2% against 14.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between Bhutan and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 7.5%, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Bhutan and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Bhutan ranks 7th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 5th 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.