Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Curaçao
Curaçao: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 16.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Curaçao, 2010–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Curaçao stood at 16.4%.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Curaçao peaked at 25.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 11.8%, in 2016.
Curaçao ranks 38th of 170 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Curaçao, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 25.7% | — |
| 2011 | 16.6% | -35.5% |
| 2012 | 16.1% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 18.3% | +13.5% |
| 2014 | 18.1% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 17.2% | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 11.8% | -31.4% |
| 2017 | 16.2% | +37.3% |
| 2018 | 17.0% | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 17.0% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 13.8% | -19.2% |
| 2021 | 14.3% | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 11.9% | -16.8% |
| 2023 | 16.2% | +36.7% |
| 2024 | 16.4% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 17.4% | 11.8% | 25.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.5% | 11.9% | 16.4% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Curaçao?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Curaçao was 16.4% 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 Curaçao?
- The highest recorded value was 25.7% in 2010.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Curaçao?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.8% in 2016.
- How does Curaçao rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Curaçao ranks 38th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Curaçao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Curaçao 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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