Bolivia (Plurinational State of) vs China, Macao Special Administrative Region: Proportion of total government spending on essential services

Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
20.2%
in 2024
China, Macao Special Administrative Region
12.3%
in 2022
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) rank
17th
China, Macao Special Administrative Region rank
14th

Proportion of total government spending on essential services over time

  • Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
  • China, Macao Special Administrative Region
0510152025200020122024

How they compare

Bolivia (Plurinational State of) currently reports 20.2% against 12.3% in China, Macao Special Administrative Region, a difference of 7.9%.

That makes Bolivia (Plurinational State of)'s figure about 1.6 times China, Macao Special Administrative Region's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Bolivia (Plurinational State of) ahead.

Bolivia (Plurinational State of) ranks 17th and China, Macao Special Administrative Region ranks 14th of 196 countries.

Bolivia (Plurinational State of) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bolivia (Plurinational State of) China, Macao Special Administrative Region Difference Ahead
2000s 21.0% 10.7% 10.3% Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
2010s 19.9% 14.9% 5.0% Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
2020s 22.3% 13.7% 8.6% Bolivia (Plurinational State of)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, Bolivia (Plurinational State of) or China, Macao Special Administrative Region?
Bolivia (Plurinational State of), at 20.2% against 12.3% in China, Macao Special Administrative Region as of 2024.
What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between Bolivia (Plurinational State of) and China, Macao Special Administrative Region?
7.9%, with Bolivia (Plurinational State of) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia (Plurinational State of) and China, Macao Special Administrative Region?
17 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2022.
How do Bolivia (Plurinational State of) and China, Macao Special Administrative Region rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) ranks 17th and China, Macao Special Administrative Region ranks 14th 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.

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Indicator
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, education [UIS methodology] (%)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
216 places, 3,913 data points, 2000–2025
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