Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Chile
Chile: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 19.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
19.9%
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
11th
of 116 countries
All-time high
22.1%
in 2019
All-time low
15.1%
in 2021
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Chile, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Chile recorded 19.9% for proportion of total government spending on essential services in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Chile peaked at 22.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 15.1%, in 2021.
Chile ranks 11th of 116 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Chile, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.7% | — |
| 2001 | 17.4% | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 17.9% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 17.8% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 18.1% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 17.0% | -6.2% |
| 2006 | 16.9% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 17.3% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 18.4% | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 18.3% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 17.9% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 17.9% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 18.8% | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 19.7% | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 19.5% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 20.0% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 21.2% | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 21.5% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 22.0% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 22.1% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 19.9% | -10.2% |
| 2021 | 15.1% | -24.1% |
| 2022 | 18.8% | +24.6% |
| 2023 | 19.5% | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 19.9% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.6% | 16.7% | 18.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.0% | 17.9% | 22.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.6% | 15.1% | 19.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 8 Botswana 20.0% compare
- 9 Kazakhstan 19.9% compare
- 10 Dominican Republic 19.9% compare
- 12 Guatemala 19.3% compare
- 13 Malaysia 18.9% compare
- 14 Burkina Faso 18.8% compare
More education data for Chile
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 839,895 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7264 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 544,214 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -4.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 76,965 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 17,744 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 732,193 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.78 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Chile?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Chile was 19.9% 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 Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 22.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.1% in 2021.
- How does Chile rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Chile ranks 11th out of 116 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 25 observations, free to reuse under UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested).