Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Eastern Asia
Eastern Asia: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 12.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Eastern Asia, 2010–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Eastern Asia stood at 12.3%. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.1% on the previous year and down 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Eastern Asia peaked at 16.5% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 12.3%, in 2023.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 13.9% | — |
| 2011 | 14.0% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 16.5% | +18.2% |
| 2013 | 15.0% | -9.4% |
| 2014 | 14.5% | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 13.8% | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 13.8% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 14.2% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 15.1% | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 15.8% | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 14.2% | -10.4% |
| 2021 | 12.9% | -8.7% |
| 2022 | 13.1% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 12.3% | -6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.7% | 13.8% | 16.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.1% | 12.3% | 14.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Asia
- 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
- 13 Sierra Leone 20.5% compare
- 13 Türkiye 11.3% compare
- 14 Mozambique 20.4% compare
- 15 Costa Rica 20.4% compare
- 15 Timor-Leste 4.3% compare
- 16 Burkina Faso 20.3% compare
More education data for Eastern Asia
- Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex 10.6% (2025)
- Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training 28.9% (2024)
- Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in formal and 0.8742 (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level 98.8% (2024)
- Adjusted gender parity index for completion rate, by location, wealth 1.07 (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to computers for pedagogical 93.4% (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to basic drinking water, by 97.6% (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to the internet for pedagogical 94.9% (2024)
- Proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education 97.0% (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation, by 97.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Eastern Asia?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Eastern Asia was 12.3% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.5% in 2012.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.3% in 2023.
- How does Eastern Asia rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Eastern Asia ranks 13th out of 19 groups with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this 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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