Proportion of total government spending on essential services in China
China: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 10.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
10.2%
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
81st
of 116 countries
All-time high
14.4%
in 2012
All-time low
1.3%
in 2004
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in China, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
China recorded 10.2% for proportion of total government spending on essential services in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in China peaked at 14.4% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2004.
That places China 81st out of 116 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.4% | — |
| 2001 | 1.5% | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 1.7% | +11.3% |
| 2003 | 1.8% | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 1.3% | -25.4% |
| 2005 | 9.5% | +612.6% |
| 2006 | 9.3% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 8.4% | -9.7% |
| 2008 | 14.3% | +69.9% |
| 2009 | 13.5% | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 13.6% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 13.1% | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 14.4% | +10.2% |
| 2013 | 13.3% | -7.6% |
| 2014 | 12.8% | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 12.3% | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 12.3% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 12.2% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 11.5% | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 11.2% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 10.5% | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 10.9% | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 10.5% | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 10.4% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 10.2% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.3% | 1.3% | 14.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.6% | 11.2% | 14.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.5% | 10.2% | 10.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
- 78 Slovakia 10.3% compare
- 79 Portugal 10.3% compare
- 80 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 10.3% compare
- 82 Azerbaijan 10.2% compare
- 83 Albania 10.1% compare
- 84 Trinidad and Tobago 10.1% compare
More education data for China
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 97.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.74 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.2971 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 45.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 52.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 40.93 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -11.55 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in China?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in China was 10.2% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 14.4% in 2012.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2004.
- How does China rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- China ranks 81st out of 116 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China 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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