Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS in Bermuda
Bermuda: Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS was 7.8% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Bermuda, 2003–2017
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2017, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Bermuda stood at 7.8%. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is down 13.8% on the previous year and down 35.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Bermuda peaked at 14.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 7.8%, in 2017.
Bermuda ranks 179th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS in Bermuda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 11.0% | — |
| 2004 | 11.1% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 12.1% | +8.9% |
| 2009 | 14.0% | +15.4% |
| 2010 | 12.9% | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 7.8% | -39.7% |
| 2015 | 9.0% | +15.7% |
| 2017 | 7.8% | -13.8% |
Bermuda compared with similar countries
- Bermuda's 7.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 11.4%, 68% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.1% | 11.0% | 14.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 9.4% | 7.8% | 12.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bermuda
More education data for Bermuda
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 420 (2016)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 11.39 % change on previous year (2015)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 515 (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 420 (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2057 % change on previous year (2015)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,703 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -2.28 % change on previous year (2015)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1,781 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 5.53 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0258 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Bermuda?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Bermuda was 7.8% in 2017, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Bermuda?
- The highest recorded value was 14.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Bermuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.8% in 2017.
- How does Bermuda rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Bermuda ranks 179th out of 197 countries with data for 2017.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Bermuda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bermuda 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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