Canada vs Nepal: Proportion of total government spending on essential services
Canada
10.7%
in 2022
Nepal
10.8%
in 2025
Canada rank
120th
Nepal rank
117th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services over time
- Canada
- Nepal
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 10.8% against 10.7% in Canada, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 19 years both countries report, Nepal has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 120th and Nepal ranks 117th of 170 countries.
Nepal has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.3% | 21.0% | 8.6% | Nepal |
| 2010s | 12.0% | 16.6% | 4.6% | Nepal |
| 2020s | 10.6% | 13.9% | 3.4% | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, Canada or Nepal?
- Nepal, at 10.8% against 10.7% in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between Canada and Nepal?
- 0.1%, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Nepal?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Canada and Nepal rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Canada ranks 120th and Nepal ranks 117th 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.