Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Yemen
Yemen: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 15.7% in 2012. ▼ Falling
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Yemen, 2002–2012
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 15.7% for proportion of total government spending on essential services in 2012.
The figure is down 19.7% on the previous year and down 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Yemen peaked at 21.6% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 13.1%, in 2008.
Yemen ranks 25th of 116 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 21.6% | — |
| 2003 | 17.9% | -16.8% |
| 2004 | 17.2% | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 15.0% | -13.0% |
| 2006 | 14.5% | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 14.5% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 13.1% | -9.6% |
| 2009 | 16.5% | +26.1% |
| 2010 | 14.3% | -13.7% |
| 2011 | 19.6% | +37.5% |
| 2012 | 15.7% | -19.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.3% | 13.1% | 21.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 16.5% | 14.3% | 19.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More education data for Yemen
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.90 million (2016)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 5.15 % change on previous year (2013)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2016)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1215 units per person (2016)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.90 million (2016)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 5.15 % change on previous year (2013)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2016)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1215 units per person (2016)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.78 million (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Yemen?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Yemen was 15.7% in 2012, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 21.6% in 2002.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.1% in 2008.
- How does Yemen rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Yemen ranks 25th out of 116 countries with data for 2012.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen 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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