Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 11.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
11.9%
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
98th
of 170 countries
All-time high
20.5%
in 2000
All-time low
8.7%
in 2019
Years of data
23
2000–2025
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Bangladesh, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 11.9% for proportion of total government spending on essential services in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Bangladesh peaked at 20.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8.7%, in 2019.
Bangladesh ranks 98th of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.5% | — |
| 2001 | 18.6% | -9.3% |
| 2002 | 15.7% | -15.6% |
| 2003 | 16.7% | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 16.0% | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 17.3% | +8.7% |
| 2007 | 18.2% | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 17.8% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 14.0% | -21.3% |
| 2011 | 16.8% | +19.7% |
| 2012 | 15.7% | -6.2% |
| 2013 | 14.0% | -10.9% |
| 2014 | 13.3% | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 12.0% | -9.5% |
| 2016 | 11.0% | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 14.2% | +28.9% |
| 2019 | 8.7% | -38.7% |
| 2020 | 15.0% | +72.1% |
| 2021 | 12.8% | -15.0% |
| 2022 | 12.4% | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 13.0% | +4.8% |
| 2024 | 12.0% | -7.8% |
| 2025 | 11.9% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.2% | 14.0% | 20.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 13.2% | 8.7% | 16.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 12.8% | 11.9% | 15.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 95 Bulgaria 12.0% compare
- 96 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 12.0% compare
- 97 Azerbaijan 11.9% compare
- 99 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 11.8% compare
- 100 Lithuania 11.7% compare
- 101 Samoa 11.7% compare
More education data for Bangladesh
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0493 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0468 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -3.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 383,624 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.2312 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Bangladesh?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Bangladesh was 11.9% 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 Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 20.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.7% in 2019.
- How does Bangladesh rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Bangladesh ranks 98th out of 170 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bangladesh 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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