Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS in Croatia
Croatia: Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS was 8.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Croatia, 2002–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of total government spending on essential services in Croatia is 8.5%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Croatia peaked at 9.4% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 7.8%, in 2002.
That places Croatia 170th out of 197 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS in Croatia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 7.8% | — |
| 2003 | 7.8% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 7.8% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 8.6% | +9.8% |
| 2008 | 9.2% | +7.9% |
| 2009 | 8.9% | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 8.7% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 8.5% | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 9.4% | +11.2% |
| 2017 | 8.8% | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 8.7% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 8.9% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 8.2% | -7.8% |
| 2021 | 8.5% | +3.5% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 8.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 11.4%, 74% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 8.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.9%, 72% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.3% | 7.8% | 9.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 8.8% | 8.5% | 9.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | 8.4% | 8.2% | 8.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
More education data for Croatia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 53,231 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 172 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 59,775 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 55,903 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 325,996 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 147,483 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.07 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0382 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Croatia?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Croatia was 8.5% in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.4% in 2013.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.8% in 2002.
- How does Croatia rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Croatia ranks 170th out of 197 countries with data for 2021.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Croatia 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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