Kazakhstan vs Latin America and the Caribbean: Proportion of total government spending on essential services
Kazakhstan
22.0%
in 2024
Latin America and the Caribbean
13.8%
in 2024
Kazakhstan rank
9th
Latin America and the Caribbean rank
6th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services over time
- Kazakhstan
- Latin America and the Caribbean
How they compare
Kazakhstan currently reports 22.0% against 13.8% in Latin America and the Caribbean, a difference of 8.2%.
That makes Kazakhstan's figure about 1.6 times Latin America and the Caribbean's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Latin America and the Caribbean ahead.
Kazakhstan ranks 9th and Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 6th of 196 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Kazakhstan averaged higher in 1 and Latin America and the Caribbean in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kazakhstan | Latin America and the Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 16.2% | 16.2% | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| 2010s | 15.0% | 15.0% | 0.1% | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| 2020s | 20.1% | 14.1% | 6.0% | Kazakhstan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, Kazakhstan or Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Kazakhstan, at 22.0% against 13.8% in Latin America and the Caribbean as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between Kazakhstan and Latin America and the Caribbean?
- 8.2%, with Kazakhstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Latin America and the Caribbean?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Kazakhstan and Latin America and the Caribbean rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Kazakhstan ranks 9th and Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 6th of 196 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.