Kiribati vs South-Eastern Asia: Proportion of total government spending on essential services
Kiribati
20.1%
in 2024
South-Eastern Asia
11.6%
in 2025
Kiribati rank
18th
South-Eastern Asia rank
17th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services over time
- Kiribati
- South-Eastern Asia
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 20.1% against 11.6% in South-Eastern Asia, a difference of 8.5%.
That makes Kiribati's figure about 1.7 times South-Eastern Asia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Kiribati ahead.
Kiribati ranks 18th and South-Eastern Asia ranks 17th of 196 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 2 and South-Eastern Asia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | South-Eastern Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.4% | 14.0% | 0.6% | South-Eastern Asia |
| 2010s | 20.3% | 13.1% | 7.1% | Kiribati |
| 2020s | 20.0% | 11.6% | 8.4% | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, Kiribati or South-Eastern Asia?
- Kiribati, at 20.1% against 11.6% in South-Eastern Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between Kiribati and South-Eastern Asia?
- 8.5%, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and South-Eastern Asia?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Kiribati and South-Eastern Asia rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Kiribati ranks 18th and South-Eastern Asia ranks 17th 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.