Tunisia vs Zimbabwe: Proportion of total government spending on essential services
Tunisia
17.3%
in 2025
Zimbabwe
17.9%
in 2025
Tunisia rank
32nd
Zimbabwe rank
29th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services over time
- Tunisia
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 17.9% against 17.3% in Tunisia, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Tunisia ahead.
Tunisia ranks 32nd and Zimbabwe ranks 29th of 170 countries.
Tunisia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tunisia | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 21.5% | 19.6% | 2.0% | Tunisia |
| 2020s | 18.5% | 15.1% | 3.4% | Tunisia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, Tunisia or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 17.9% against 17.3% in Tunisia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between Tunisia and Zimbabwe?
- 0.6%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tunisia and Zimbabwe?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2025.
- How do Tunisia and Zimbabwe rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Tunisia ranks 32nd and Zimbabwe ranks 29th 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.