Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS in Comoros
Comoros: Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS was 11.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Comoros, 2002–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Comoros recorded 11.5% for proportion of total government spending on essential services in 2025.
The figure is up 16.0% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Comoros peaked at 29.2% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 9.9%, in 2024.
That places Comoros 123rd out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS in Comoros, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 15.8% | — |
| 2008 | 29.2% | +85.1% |
| 2011 | 21.4% | -26.7% |
| 2012 | 18.5% | -13.7% |
| 2013 | 16.1% | -13.1% |
| 2014 | 18.9% | +17.6% |
| 2015 | 13.4% | -29.3% |
| 2020 | 11.5% | -14.1% |
| 2021 | 10.3% | -10.4% |
| 2022 | 10.5% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 11.0% | +5.3% |
| 2024 | 9.9% | -9.9% |
| 2025 | 11.5% | +16.0% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 11.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 14.5%, 80% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 11.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.4%, 80% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.5% | 15.8% | 29.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 17.6% | 13.4% | 21.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 10.8% | 9.9% | 11.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
More education data for Comoros
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7,728 (2022)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 13,170 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 14,525 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 14,620 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 67,764 (2022)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 102,152 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 14.41 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1179 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Comoros?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Comoros was 11.5% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 29.2% in 2008.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.9% in 2024.
- How does Comoros rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Comoros ranks 123rd out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Comoros 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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