Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Belarus
Belarus: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 12.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Belarus, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of total government spending on essential services in Belarus is 12.8%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Belarus peaked at 14.5% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 3.9%, in 2000.
Belarus ranks 52nd of 116 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Belarus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.9% | — |
| 2001 | 4.0% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 4.1% | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 14.0% | +237.5% |
| 2004 | 14.4% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 14.3% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 14.3% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 13.1% | -8.4% |
| 2008 | 12.1% | -7.4% |
| 2009 | 12.2% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 13.4% | +10.3% |
| 2011 | 14.5% | +8.1% |
| 2012 | 13.1% | -9.9% |
| 2013 | 12.8% | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 13.5% | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 13.1% | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 13.6% | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 13.0% | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 13.3% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 13.1% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 12.9% | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 12.4% | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 12.8% | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 12.8% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 12.8% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.6% | 3.9% | 14.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.3% | 12.8% | 14.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.7% | 12.4% | 12.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
- 49 New Zealand 13.1% compare
- 50 El Salvador 13.1% compare
- 51 Seychelles 12.8% compare
- 53 Ecuador 12.7% compare
- 54 Cyprus 12.5% compare
- 55 Ireland 12.3% compare
More education data for Belarus
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 22,119 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 109 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 160,709 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 145,750 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -2.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Belarus?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Belarus was 12.8% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 14.5% in 2011.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9% in 2000.
- How does Belarus rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Belarus ranks 52nd out of 116 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belarus 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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