Jamaica vs Tunisia: Proportion of total government spending on essential services
Jamaica
17.9%
in 2024
Tunisia
17.3%
in 2025
Jamaica rank
30th
Tunisia rank
32nd
Proportion of total government spending on essential services over time
- Jamaica
- Tunisia
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 17.9% against 17.3% in Tunisia, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Tunisia ahead.
Jamaica ranks 30th and Tunisia ranks 32nd of 170 countries.
Tunisia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.5% | 25.7% | 9.2% | Tunisia |
| 2010s | 18.1% | 21.5% | 3.5% | Tunisia |
| 2020s | 17.4% | 19.2% | 1.8% | Tunisia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, Jamaica or Tunisia?
- Jamaica, at 17.9% against 17.3% in Tunisia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between Jamaica and Tunisia?
- 0.6%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Tunisia?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Jamaica and Tunisia rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Jamaica ranks 30th and Tunisia ranks 32nd 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.