South Africa vs Syria: Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS
South Africa
19.1%
in 2025
Syria
19.2%
in 2009
South Africa rank
26th
Syria rank
24th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS over time
- South Africa
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 19.2% against 19.1% in South Africa, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2001 it was South Africa ahead.
South Africa ranks 26th and Syria ranks 24th of 197 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, South Africa or Syria?
- Syria, at 19.2% against 19.1% in South Africa as of 2009.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between South Africa and Syria?
- 0.1%, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Syria?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2009.
- How do South Africa and Syria rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- South Africa ranks 26th and Syria ranks 24th of 197 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.