Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 18.6% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Bangladesh, 2001–2016
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 18.6% for proportion of total government spending on essential services in 2016.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.3% on the previous year and up 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Bangladesh peaked at 19.7% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 14.1%, in 2009.
That places Bangladesh 15th out of 116 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 19.7% | — |
| 2002 | 18.5% | -6.4% |
| 2003 | 17.9% | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 17.0% | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 15.0% | -11.8% |
| 2006 | 15.9% | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 16.6% | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 15.0% | -9.3% |
| 2009 | 14.1% | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 16.9% | +19.5% |
| 2011 | 16.8% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 16.1% | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 14.4% | -10.1% |
| 2014 | 15.9% | +10.4% |
| 2015 | 16.0% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 18.6% | +16.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.7% | 14.1% | 19.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 16.4% | 14.4% | 18.6% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 12 Guatemala 19.3% compare
- 13 Malaysia 18.9% compare
- 14 Burkina Faso 18.8%
- 16 Kenya 18.4% compare
- 17 Costa Rica 18.0% compare
- 18 Nicaragua 18.0%
More education data for Bangladesh
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 387,056 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.77 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 15.07 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 16.69 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0961 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Bangladesh?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Bangladesh was 18.6% in 2016, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 19.7% in 2001.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.1% in 2009.
- How does Bangladesh rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Bangladesh ranks 15th out of 116 countries with data for 2016.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, education (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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