Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS in Algeria
Algeria: Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS was 15.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Algeria, 2008–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Algeria stood at 15.5%.
The figure is down 34.9% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Algeria peaked at 23.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 2008.
That places Algeria 58th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS in Algeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 11.0% | — |
| 2010 | 17.8% | +61.2% |
| 2011 | 17.6% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 16.0% | -9.0% |
| 2013 | 17.6% | +10.4% |
| 2014 | 16.5% | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 16.1% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 16.1% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 17.6% | +9.0% |
| 2018 | 15.6% | -11.0% |
| 2019 | 16.0% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 16.5% | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 16.1% | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 13.1% | -18.4% |
| 2023 | 13.3% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 23.9% | +80.1% |
| 2025 | 15.5% | -34.9% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 15.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13.2%, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 15.5% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 14.2%, 1.1× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS in Algeria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +80.1% | 13.3% | 23.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.0% | 11.0% | 11.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 16.7% | 15.6% | 17.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.4% | 13.1% | 23.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
More education data for Algeria
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 390,587 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 158,235 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 306,324 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 297,789 (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 6.07 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 5.30 million (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1116 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Algeria?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Algeria was 15.5% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 23.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 2008.
- How does Algeria rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Algeria ranks 58th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria 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 [UIS methodology] (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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