Mali vs Tunisia: Proportion of total government spending on essential services
Mali
17.8%
in 2024
Tunisia
17.3%
in 2025
Mali rank
31st
Tunisia rank
32nd
Proportion of total government spending on essential services over time
- Mali
- Tunisia
How they compare
Mali currently reports 17.8% against 17.3% in Tunisia, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Tunisia ahead.
Mali ranks 31st 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 | Mali | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.5% | 25.6% | 9.2% | Tunisia |
| 2010s | 18.1% | 21.5% | 3.4% | Tunisia |
| 2020s | 17.3% | 19.3% | 2.0% | Tunisia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, Mali or Tunisia?
- Mali, at 17.8% against 17.3% in Tunisia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between Mali and Tunisia?
- 0.5%, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Tunisia?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Mali and Tunisia rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Mali ranks 31st 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.