Bhutan vs World: Proportion of total government spending on essential services
Bhutan
22.2%
in 2025
World
12.7%
in 2023
Bhutan rank
7th
World rank
8th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services over time
- Bhutan
- World
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 22.2% against 12.7% in World, a difference of 9.5%.
That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.7 times World's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 7th and World ranks 8th of 170 countries.
Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.7% | 13.8% | 0.9% | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 18.6% | 13.7% | 4.9% | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 18.6% | 12.8% | 5.9% | 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 World?
- Bhutan, at 22.2% against 12.7% in World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between Bhutan and World?
- 9.5%, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and World?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Bhutan and World rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Bhutan ranks 7th and World ranks 8th 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.