Proportion of total government spending on essential services in World
World: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 12.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
12.3%
Rank
5th
of 5 groups
All-time high
15.5%
in 2005
All-time low
12.3%
in 2024
Years of data
6
2000–2024
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in World, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of total government spending on essential services in World stood at 12.3%. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in World peaked at 15.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 12.3%, in 2024.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in World, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.0% | — |
| 2005 | 15.5% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 15.2% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 14.8% | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 13.9% | -6.1% |
| 2024 | 12.3% | -11.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.2% | 15.0% | 15.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 15.0% | 14.8% | 15.2% | 2 |
| 2020s | 13.1% | 12.3% | 13.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near World
- 2 Uzbekistan 28.5% compare
- 3 Marshall Islands 24.8% compare
- 4 Namibia 24.4% compare
- 5 Bhutan 21.4% compare
- 5 Türkiye 9.1% compare
- 6 Tajikistan 20.7% compare
- 7 South Africa 20.5% compare
- 8 Botswana 20.0% compare
More education data for World
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 34.10 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 65.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.2% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 34.10 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.8% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.4548 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in World?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in World was 12.3% 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 15.5% in 2005.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.3% in 2024.
- How does World rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- World ranks 5th out of 5 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World 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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