Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 10.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Central African Republic, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Central African Republic recorded 10.0% for proportion of total government spending on essential services in 2023.
That represents a change of down 7.0% on the previous year and up 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Central African Republic peaked at 12.0% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 2010.
Central African Republic ranks 128th of 170 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Central African Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.9% | — |
| 2002 | 9.2% | -7.4% |
| 2003 | 12.0% | +30.6% |
| 2004 | 12.0% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 9.7% | -19.8% |
| 2006 | 10.1% | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 9.9% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 7.9% | -20.4% |
| 2009 | 7.8% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 6.5% | -17.4% |
| 2011 | 7.8% | +20.8% |
| 2012 | 10.6% | +35.7% |
| 2013 | 8.1% | -23.9% |
| 2014 | 9.4% | +16.1% |
| 2015 | 8.4% | -10.7% |
| 2016 | 7.3% | -12.7% |
| 2017 | 8.9% | +21.5% |
| 2018 | 9.1% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 9.8% | +7.2% |
| 2020 | 9.8% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 9.1% | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 10.7% | +18.2% |
| 2023 | 10.0% | -7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.8% | 7.8% | 12.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 8.6% | 6.5% | 10.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.9% | 9.1% | 10.7% | 4 |
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More education data for Central African Republic
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 354,910 (2016)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.57 % change on previous year (2012)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0753 units per person (2016)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 458,857 (2016)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2012)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0973 units per person (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 137,844 (2017)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 15.95 % change on previous year (2017)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9,756 (2016)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.67 % change on previous year (2012)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Central African Republic?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Central African Republic was 10.0% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 12.0% in 2004.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 2010.
- How does Central African Republic rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Central African Republic ranks 128th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Central African Republic 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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