Kiribati vs Southern Asia: Proportion of total government spending on essential services
Kiribati
20.1%
in 2024
Southern Asia
12.0%
in 2024
Kiribati rank
18th
Southern Asia rank
16th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services over time
- Kiribati
- Southern Asia
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 20.1% against 12.0% in Southern Asia, a difference of 8.1%.
That makes Kiribati's figure about 1.7 times Southern Asia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Southern Asia ahead.
Kiribati ranks 18th and Southern Asia ranks 16th of 196 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 2 and Southern Asia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Southern Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.4% | 16.7% | 3.3% | Southern Asia |
| 2010s | 20.3% | 13.9% | 6.4% | Kiribati |
| 2020s | 20.0% | 13.4% | 6.6% | 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 Southern Asia?
- Kiribati, at 20.1% against 12.0% in Southern Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between Kiribati and Southern Asia?
- 8.1%, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Southern Asia?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Kiribati and Southern Asia rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Kiribati ranks 18th and Southern Asia ranks 16th 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.