Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Europe and Northern America
Europe and Northern America: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 10.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Europe and Northern America, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Europe and Northern America recorded 10.7% for proportion of total government spending on essential services in 2022.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Europe and Northern America peaked at 12.1% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 10.6%, in 2020.
Europe and Northern America ranks 20th of 20 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Europe and Northern America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.5% | — |
| 2001 | 11.8% | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 10.8% | -8.4% |
| 2003 | 11.2% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 11.3% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 12.0% | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 12.1% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 11.3% | -6.5% |
| 2008 | 11.4% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 11.2% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 11.1% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 11.0% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 11.2% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 11.3% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 11.4% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 11.2% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 11.5% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 11.4% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 11.3% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 11.4% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 10.6% | -7.2% |
| 2021 | 10.6% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 10.7% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.5% | 10.8% | 12.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.3% | 11.0% | 11.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.6% | 10.6% | 10.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Europe and Northern America
- 17 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 20.2% compare
- 18 Kiribati 20.1% compare
- 19 Kyrgyzstan 19.6% compare
- 20 Vanuatu 19.3% compare
- 21 Tajikistan 19.3% compare
- 22 Eswatini 19.2% compare
- 23 Peru 19.2% compare
More education data for Europe and Northern America
- Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex 11.4% (2025)
- Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in formal and 1.08 ratio (2024)
- Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training 63.9% (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level 100.0% (2020)
- Adjusted gender parity index for completion rate, by location, wealth 1.01 ratio (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to computers for pedagogical 99.9% (2020)
- Proportion of schools with access to basic drinking water, by 99.6% (2020)
- Proportion of schools with access to the internet for pedagogical 99.1% (2020)
- Proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education 99.8% (2020)
- Proportion of schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation, by 100.0% (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Europe and Northern America?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Europe and Northern America was 10.7% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Europe and Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 12.1% in 2006.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Europe and Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.6% in 2020.
- How does Europe and Northern America rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Europe and Northern America ranks 20th out of 20 groups with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Europe and Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe and Northern America 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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