Proportion of total government spending on essential services in China, Macao Special Administrative Region
China, Macao Special Administrative Region: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 13.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
13.6%
Change on year
down 0.7%
Rank
3rd
of 4 groups
All-time high
22.0%
in 2012
All-time low
10.1%
in 2022
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in China, Macao Special Administrative Region, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
China, Macao Special Administrative Region recorded 13.6% for proportion of total government spending on essential services in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in China, Macao Special Administrative Region peaked at 22.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 10.1%, in 2022.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in China, Macao Special Administrative Region, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.5% | — |
| 2001 | 16.1% | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 16.3% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 15.2% | -7.0% |
| 2004 | 14.0% | -7.5% |
| 2005 | 14.1% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 14.9% | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 16.2% | +8.6% |
| 2008 | 14.0% | -13.7% |
| 2009 | 13.0% | -7.2% |
| 2010 | 14.9% | +14.8% |
| 2011 | 17.7% | +18.9% |
| 2012 | 22.0% | +24.1% |
| 2013 | 17.3% | -21.5% |
| 2014 | 14.9% | -13.6% |
| 2015 | 14.7% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 14.9% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 13.9% | -6.4% |
| 2018 | 14.5% | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 15.6% | +7.6% |
| 2020 | 12.3% | -20.9% |
| 2021 | 12.9% | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 10.1% | -21.3% |
| 2023 | 13.7% | +35.0% |
| 2024 | 13.6% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.9% | 13.0% | 16.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.1% | 13.9% | 22.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.5% | 10.1% | 13.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near China, Macao Special Administrative Region
- 1 Solomon Islands 31.9% compare
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- 5 Bhutan 21.4% compare
- 6 Tajikistan 20.7% compare
More education data for China, Macao Special Administrative Region
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services 12.3% (2022)
- Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex 5.0% (2016)
- Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level 100.0% (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to computers for pedagogical 100.0% (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to basic drinking water, by 100.0% (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to the internet for pedagogical 100.0% (2024)
- Proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education 100.0% (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation, by 100.0% (2024)
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications, by 95.1% (2024)
- Adjusted gender parity index for the proportion of teachers with the 1.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in China, Macao Special Administrative Region?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in China, Macao Special Administrative Region was 13.6% 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 China, Macao Special Administrative Region?
- The highest recorded value was 22.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in China, Macao Special Administrative Region?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.1% in 2022.
- How does China, Macao Special Administrative Region rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- China, Macao Special Administrative Region ranks 3rd out of 4 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in China, Macao Special Administrative Region?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China, Macao Special Administrative Region 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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