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