Ecuador vs Viet Nam: Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS
Ecuador
15.5%
in 2025
Viet Nam
15.4%
in 2022
Ecuador rank
59th
Viet Nam rank
60th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS over time
- Ecuador
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 15.5% against 15.4% in Viet Nam, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 11 years both countries report, Viet Nam has been ahead every year.
Ecuador ranks 59th and Viet Nam ranks 60th of 197 countries.
Viet Nam has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.2% | 15.2% | 2.0% | Viet Nam |
| 2010s | 11.4% | 17.1% | 5.7% | Viet Nam |
| 2020s | 9.9% | 14.9% | 5.0% | Viet Nam |
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 Viet Nam?
- Ecuador, at 15.5% against 15.4% in Viet Nam as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between Ecuador and Viet Nam?
- 0.1%, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Viet Nam?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2022.
- How do Ecuador and Viet Nam rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Ecuador ranks 59th and Viet Nam ranks 60th of 197 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.