Eastern and South-Eastern Asia vs Senegal: Proportion of total government spending on essential services
Eastern and South-Eastern Asia
12.6%
in 2024
Senegal
20.9%
in 2025
Eastern and South-Eastern Asia rank
9th
Senegal rank
11th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services over time
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 20.9% against 12.6% in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia, a difference of 8.3%.
That makes Senegal's figure about 1.7 times Eastern and South-Eastern Asia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Senegal ahead.
Eastern and South-Eastern Asia ranks 9th and Senegal ranks 11th of 20 groups.
Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eastern and South-Eastern Asia | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.5% | 18.3% | 3.8% | Senegal |
| 2010s | 14.3% | 19.9% | 5.6% | Senegal |
| 2020s | 12.5% | 18.7% | 6.2% | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, Eastern and South-Eastern Asia or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 20.9% against 12.6% in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between Eastern and South-Eastern Asia and Senegal?
- 8.3%, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eastern and South-Eastern Asia and Senegal?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Eastern and South-Eastern Asia and Senegal rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia ranks 9th and Senegal ranks 11th 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.