Ecuador vs Switzerland: Proportion of total government spending on essential services
Ecuador
15.5%
in 2025
Switzerland
15.4%
in 2022
Ecuador rank
49th
Switzerland rank
50th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services over time
- Ecuador
- Switzerland
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 15.5% against 15.4% in Switzerland, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 12 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.
Ecuador ranks 49th and Switzerland ranks 50th of 170 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.1% | 15.0% | 5.9% | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 11.4% | 15.4% | 4.0% | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 9.9% | 14.8% | 4.9% | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, Ecuador or Switzerland?
- Ecuador, at 15.5% against 15.4% in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between Ecuador and Switzerland?
- 0.1%, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Switzerland?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Ecuador and Switzerland rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Ecuador ranks 49th and Switzerland ranks 50th 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.