Proportion of total government spending on essential services in China, Macao Special Administrative Region
China, Macao Special Administrative Region: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 12.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in China, Macao Special Administrative Region, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
China, Macao Special Administrative Region recorded 12.3% for proportion of total government spending on essential services in 2022.
That represents a change of down 16.5% on the previous year and down 45.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in China, Macao Special Administrative Region peaked at 22.3% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 8.1%, in 2005.
China, Macao Special Administrative Region ranks 14th of 20 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in China, Macao Special Administrative Region, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.8% | — |
| 2001 | 11.1% | -6.3% |
| 2002 | 10.7% | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 10.4% | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 9.0% | -13.3% |
| 2005 | 8.1% | -9.9% |
| 2006 | 11.2% | +37.8% |
| 2007 | 9.9% | -11.1% |
| 2008 | 10.4% | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 11.4% | +8.9% |
| 2010 | 13.0% | +14.1% |
| 2011 | 14.6% | +12.7% |
| 2012 | 22.3% | +52.6% |
| 2013 | 12.6% | -43.6% |
| 2014 | 13.7% | +8.5% |
| 2015 | 13.4% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 13.8% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 14.1% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 15.2% | +7.5% |
| 2019 | 16.6% | +9.5% |
| 2020 | 14.2% | -14.6% |
| 2021 | 14.7% | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 12.3% | -16.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.4% | 8.1% | 11.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.9% | 12.6% | 22.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.7% | 12.3% | 14.7% | 3 |
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More education data for China, Macao Special Administrative Region
- Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex 5.0% (2016)
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services 13.6% (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level 100.0% (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to computers for pedagogical 100.0% (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to basic drinking water, by 100.0% (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to the internet for pedagogical 100.0% (2024)
- Proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education 100.0% (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation, by 100.0% (2024)
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications, by 95.1% (2024)
- Adjusted gender parity index for the proportion of teachers with the 1.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in China, Macao Special Administrative Region?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in China, Macao Special Administrative Region was 12.3% 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 China, Macao Special Administrative Region?
- The highest recorded value was 22.3% in 2012.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in China, Macao Special Administrative Region?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.1% in 2005.
- How does China, Macao Special Administrative Region rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- China, Macao Special Administrative Region ranks 14th out of 20 groups with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in China, Macao Special Administrative Region?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China, Macao 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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