Proportion of total government spending on essential services in British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 13.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in British Virgin Islands, 2012–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, proportion of total government spending on essential services in British Virgin Islands stood at 13.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 25.1% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in British Virgin Islands peaked at 17.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 10.2%, in 2018.
That places British Virgin Islands 71st out of 170 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in British Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 12.1% | — |
| 2013 | 15.7% | +30.5% |
| 2014 | 14.7% | -6.5% |
| 2015 | 13.3% | -9.8% |
| 2016 | 12.9% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 12.6% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 10.2% | -19.2% |
| 2019 | 17.2% | +68.3% |
| 2020 | 11.9% | -31.0% |
| 2021 | 10.8% | -8.6% |
| 2022 | 12.2% | +12.5% |
| 2023 | 11.1% | -9.1% |
| 2024 | 10.9% | -2.0% |
| 2025 | 13.6% | +25.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.6% | 10.2% | 17.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 11.7% | 10.8% | 13.6% | 6 |
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More education data for British Virgin Islands
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,197 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 229 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 16.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 713 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -12.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 472 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 6.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 247 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -11.47 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in British Virgin Islands?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in British Virgin Islands was 13.6% 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 British Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 17.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.2% in 2018.
- How does British Virgin Islands rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- British Virgin Islands ranks 71st out of 170 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in British Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this British Virgin Islands 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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