Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia
Eastern and South-Eastern Asia: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 12.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
12.6%
Change on year
up 3.5%
Rank
9th
of 19 groups
All-time high
15.3%
in 2002
All-time low
11.5%
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2024
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Eastern and South-Eastern Asia recorded 12.6% for proportion of total government spending on essential services in 2024.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia peaked at 15.3% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 11.5%, in 2021.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.2% | — |
| 2001 | 13.9% | -8.5% |
| 2002 | 15.3% | +9.7% |
| 2004 | 14.2% | -7.2% |
| 2007 | 14.9% | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 13.7% | -8.5% |
| 2009 | 14.5% | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 14.0% | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 13.3% | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 14.4% | +8.1% |
| 2013 | 14.6% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 14.7% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 14.1% | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 13.8% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 14.1% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 15.0% | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 15.0% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 14.2% | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 11.5% | -18.8% |
| 2022 | 12.3% | +6.6% |
| 2023 | 12.1% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 12.6% | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.5% | 13.7% | 15.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 14.3% | 13.3% | 15.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.5% | 11.5% | 14.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern and South-Eastern Asia
- 6 Morocco 23.3% compare
- 7 Bhutan 22.2% compare
- 7 Cabo Verde 13.4% compare
- 7 Viet Nam 15.4% compare
- 8 Uzbekistan 22.1% compare
- 9 Kazakhstan 22.0% compare
- 10 Botswana 21.5% compare
- 11 Democratic Republic of the Congo 13.1% compare
- 11 Senegal 20.9% compare
- 12 Dominican Republic 20.9% compare
More education data for Eastern and South-Eastern Asia
- Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex 12.8% (2025)
- Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training 35.5% (2024)
- Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in formal and 0.9593 (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level 97.4% (2024)
- Adjusted gender parity index for completion rate, by location, wealth 1.07 (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to computers for pedagogical 72.6% (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to basic drinking water, by 89.4% (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to the internet for pedagogical 86.0% (2024)
- Proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education 85.1% (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation, by 88.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia was 12.6% 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 Eastern and South-Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 15.3% in 2002.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.5% in 2021.
- How does Eastern and South-Eastern Asia rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia ranks 9th out of 19 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eastern and South-Eastern Asia 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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