Sierra Leone vs Southern Asia: Proportion of total government spending on essential services
Sierra Leone
20.5%
in 2025
Southern Asia
12.0%
in 2024
Sierra Leone rank
13th
Southern Asia rank
16th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services over time
- Sierra Leone
- Southern Asia
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 20.5% against 12.0% in Southern Asia, a difference of 8.5%.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.7 times Southern Asia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 21 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Southern Asia ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 13th and Southern Asia ranks 16th of 196 countries.
Southern Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Southern Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 15.6% | 15.6% | Southern Asia |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 13.7% | 13.7% | Southern Asia |
| 2020s | 5.0% | 13.5% | 8.4% | Southern Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, Sierra Leone or Southern Asia?
- Sierra Leone, at 20.5% against 12.0% in Southern Asia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between Sierra Leone and Southern Asia?
- 8.5%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Southern Asia?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Sierra Leone and Southern Asia rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Sierra Leone ranks 13th 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.