Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS in Chile
Chile: Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS was 18.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
18.4%
Change on year
up 23.5%
World rank
30th
of 197 countries
All-time high
21.4%
in 2018
All-time low
14.9%
in 2021
Years of data
21
2000–2022
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Chile, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Chile recorded 18.4% for proportion of total government spending on essential services in 2022.
The figure is up 23.5% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Chile peaked at 21.4% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 14.9%, in 2021.
That places Chile 30th out of 197 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS in Chile, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.4% | — |
| 2002 | 17.5% | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 17.6% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 17.0% | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 16.2% | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 16.2% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 16.7% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 17.4% | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 17.0% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 17.9% | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 17.7% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 19.7% | +10.9% |
| 2014 | 19.9% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 19.6% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 21.2% | +8.0% |
| 2017 | 21.3% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 21.4% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 21.2% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 19.4% | -8.8% |
| 2021 | 14.9% | -23.1% |
| 2022 | 18.4% | +23.5% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 18.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 11.4%, 1.6× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Chile's 18.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 13.4%, 1.4× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.9% | 16.2% | 17.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 20.0% | 17.7% | 21.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 17.5% | 14.9% | 19.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 27 Belize 18.9% compare
- 28 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 18.8% compare
- 29 Micronesia (Federated States of) 18.6% compare
- 31 Sao Tome and Principe 18.1% compare
- 32 Benin 18.0% compare
- 33 Madagascar 18.0% compare
More education data for Chile
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 96,048 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 21,633 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 280,113 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 264,101 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.63 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.49 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -2.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0754 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Chile?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Chile was 18.4% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 21.4% in 2018.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.9% in 2021.
- How does Chile rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Chile ranks 30th out of 197 countries with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile 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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