Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Singapore
Singapore: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 9.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Singapore, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of total government spending on essential services in Singapore is 9.7%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.6% on the previous year and down 51.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Singapore peaked at 23.4% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 9.7%, in 2024.
Singapore ranks 88th of 116 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Singapore, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 21.0% | — |
| 2001 | 19.4% | -7.5% |
| 2002 | 23.4% | +20.2% |
| 2003 | 21.9% | -6.2% |
| 2004 | 21.6% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 21.6% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 19.9% | -7.8% |
| 2007 | 20.8% | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 18.6% | -10.4% |
| 2009 | 18.3% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 21.0% | +14.7% |
| 2011 | 20.8% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 21.3% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 22.0% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 20.0% | -9.1% |
| 2015 | 16.4% | -17.9% |
| 2016 | 17.7% | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 17.3% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 16.1% | -6.8% |
| 2019 | 16.5% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 11.2% | -31.9% |
| 2021 | 13.1% | +16.5% |
| 2022 | 10.1% | -22.9% |
| 2023 | 10.8% | +6.8% |
| 2024 | 9.7% | -9.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.7% | 18.3% | 23.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.9% | 16.1% | 22.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.0% | 9.7% | 13.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
More education data for Singapore
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 116,089 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.23 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0196 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 122,727 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.57 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0207 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 163,746 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.8 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16,639 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.917 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Singapore?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Singapore was 9.7% 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 Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 23.4% in 2002.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.7% in 2024.
- How does Singapore rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Singapore ranks 88th out of 116 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Singapore 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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