Proportion of total government spending on essential services in India
India: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 2.7% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in India, 2000–2018
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2018, proportion of total government spending on essential services in India stood at 2.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.1% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in India peaked at 3.9% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 2003.
India ranks 115th of 116 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.5% | — |
| 2001 | 2.3% | -9.1% |
| 2002 | 2.3% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 2.2% | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 2.6% | +17.8% |
| 2005 | 3.2% | +21.6% |
| 2006 | 3.7% | +16.6% |
| 2007 | 2.3% | -39.8% |
| 2008 | 2.4% | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 2.5% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 3.2% | +29.4% |
| 2011 | 3.1% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 3.6% | +13.8% |
| 2013 | 3.3% | -7.6% |
| 2014 | 3.9% | +17.4% |
| 2015 | 3.2% | -18.3% |
| 2016 | 2.9% | -8.8% |
| 2017 | 3.4% | +16.8% |
| 2018 | 2.7% | -21.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.6% | 2.2% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 2.7% | 3.9% | 9 |
Countries ranked near India
More education data for India
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 68.40 million (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3178 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 37.89 million (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2585 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 43.90 million (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.732 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.04 million (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.15 million (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 21.75 million (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.58 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in India?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in India was 2.7% in 2018, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 3.9% in 2014.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2003.
- How does India rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- India ranks 115th out of 116 countries with data for 2018.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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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