Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Nepal
Nepal: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 3.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Nepal, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of total government spending on essential services in Nepal is 3.6%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 71.6% on the previous year and down 82.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Nepal peaked at 21.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 2023.
That places Nepal 114th out of 116 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.3% | — |
| 2001 | 14.9% | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 17.8% | +19.0% |
| 2003 | 17.8% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 18.4% | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 19.4% | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 20.4% | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 18.3% | -10.0% |
| 2008 | 19.5% | +6.4% |
| 2009 | 17.7% | -9.4% |
| 2010 | 19.9% | +12.3% |
| 2011 | 20.6% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 21.1% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 20.7% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 21.4% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 18.2% | -15.0% |
| 2016 | 15.1% | -17.0% |
| 2017 | 14.9% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 4.7% | -68.8% |
| 2019 | 3.8% | -18.7% |
| 2020 | 11.5% | +203.2% |
| 2021 | 12.8% | +11.9% |
| 2023 | 3.6% | -71.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.0% | 14.9% | 20.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.0% | 3.8% | 21.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.3% | 3.6% | 12.8% | 3 |
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More education data for Nepal
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.87 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0951 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.36 million (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 12.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 633,053 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 9.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 86,127 (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 71,329 (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 358,140 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 12.15 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Nepal?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Nepal was 3.6% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 21.4% in 2014.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 2023.
- How does Nepal rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Nepal ranks 114th out of 116 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 82.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nepal 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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