Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Bhutan
Bhutan: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 21.4% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
21.4%
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
5th
of 116 countries
All-time high
21.7%
in 2017
All-time low
11.3%
in 2001
Years of data
21
2000–2020
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Bhutan, 2000–2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 21.4% for proportion of total government spending on essential services in 2020.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Bhutan peaked at 21.7% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 11.3%, in 2001.
Bhutan ranks 5th of 116 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.4% | — |
| 2001 | 11.3% | -15.7% |
| 2002 | 14.7% | +29.3% |
| 2003 | 14.9% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 13.3% | -10.9% |
| 2005 | 19.8% | +48.7% |
| 2006 | 19.4% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 19.7% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 16.3% | -17.5% |
| 2009 | 17.7% | +9.0% |
| 2010 | 17.5% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 21.3% | +21.9% |
| 2012 | 20.6% | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 20.6% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 18.8% | -8.7% |
| 2015 | 21.1% | +11.9% |
| 2016 | 19.4% | -7.8% |
| 2017 | 21.7% | +11.6% |
| 2018 | 19.3% | -10.9% |
| 2019 | 21.6% | +11.7% |
| 2020 | 21.4% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.1% | 11.3% | 19.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.2% | 17.5% | 21.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.4% | 21.4% | 21.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 2 Uzbekistan 28.5% compare
- 3 Marshall Islands 24.8% compare
- 4 Namibia 24.4% compare
- 5 Türkiye 9.1% compare
- 6 Tajikistan 20.7% compare
- 7 South Africa 20.5% compare
- 8 Botswana 20.0%
More education data for Bhutan
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 45,691 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0577 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 46,068 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0582 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 67,821 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -2.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3,372 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 5.08 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Bhutan?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Bhutan was 21.4% in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 21.7% in 2017.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.3% in 2001.
- How does Bhutan rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Bhutan ranks 5th out of 116 countries with data for 2020.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan 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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