Proportion of total government spending on essential services in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 15.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, 2001–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of total government spending on essential services in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region stood at 15.7%.
That represents a change of up 19.4% on the previous year and down 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region peaked at 24.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 13.1%, in 2021.
That places China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 4th out of 20 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 22.4% | — |
| 2002 | 22.2% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 23.2% | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 23.2% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 22.5% | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 23.3% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 22.9% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 22.9% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 24.0% | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 19.9% | -17.1% |
| 2011 | 20.1% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 18.6% | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 20.3% | +8.9% |
| 2014 | 17.6% | -13.2% |
| 2015 | 18.6% | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 18.1% | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 17.8% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 18.8% | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 20.3% | +8.1% |
| 2020 | 20.6% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 13.1% | -36.4% |
| 2022 | 14.4% | +9.7% |
| 2023 | 13.2% | -8.4% |
| 2024 | 15.7% | +19.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.0% | 22.2% | 24.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 19.0% | 17.6% | 20.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.4% | 13.1% | 20.6% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region was 15.7% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region?
- The highest recorded value was 24.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.1% in 2021.
- How does China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ranks 4th out of 20 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 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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