Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS in Chad
Chad: Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS was 16.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Chad, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of total government spending on essential services in Chad is 16.5%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and up 32.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Chad peaked at 16.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 8.1%, in 2010.
That places Chad 44th out of 197 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS in Chad, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.8% | — |
| 2001 | 13.8% | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 11.0% | -20.0% |
| 2005 | 14.7% | +33.0% |
| 2009 | 8.8% | -39.8% |
| 2010 | 8.1% | -8.0% |
| 2011 | 10.1% | +24.2% |
| 2012 | 9.2% | -8.6% |
| 2013 | 12.5% | +35.3% |
| 2017 | 16.4% | +31.3% |
| 2019 | 14.2% | -13.1% |
| 2020 | 11.7% | -17.9% |
| 2021 | 15.4% | +32.4% |
| 2022 | 16.7% | +8.3% |
| 2023 | 16.5% | -1.4% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 16.5% is above the median for low income countries, which is 14.9%, 1.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Chad's 16.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.4%, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.2% | 8.8% | 14.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 11.7% | 8.1% | 16.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | 15.1% | 11.7% | 16.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Chad
More education data for Chad
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23,874 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 383,767 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 19,968 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 18,239 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 764,990 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.05 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 3.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1502 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Chad?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Chad was 16.5% 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 Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 16.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.1% in 2010.
- How does Chad rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Chad ranks 44th out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chad 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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