China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region vs Mauritania: Proportion of total government spending on essential services

China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
15.7%
in 2024
Mauritania
31.9%
in 2024
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region rank
4th
Mauritania rank
1st

Proportion of total government spending on essential services over time

  • China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
  • Mauritania
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How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 31.9% against 15.7% in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, a difference of 16.2%.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 2.0 times China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 2001 it was China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ahead.

China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ranks 4th and Mauritania ranks 1st of 20 groups.

China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Mauritania Difference Ahead
2000s 22.9% 3.7% 19.2% China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
2010s 19.1% 11.3% 7.8% China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
2020s 15.4% 14.9% 0.5% China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region or Mauritania?
Mauritania, at 31.9% against 15.7% in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region as of 2024.
What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and Mauritania?
16.2%, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and Mauritania?
17 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
How do China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and Mauritania rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ranks 4th and Mauritania ranks 1st of 20 groups.
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
Last refreshed