Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Europe
Europe: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 10.8% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
10.8%
Change on year
up 1.6%
Rank
18th
of 19 groups
All-time high
12.1%
in 2006
All-time low
10.5%
in 2020
Years of data
23
2000–2022
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Europe, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2022, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Europe stood at 10.8%.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Europe peaked at 12.1% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 10.5%, in 2020.
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, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.4% | — |
| 2001 | 11.8% | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 10.8% | -8.9% |
| 2003 | 11.2% | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 11.3% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 11.8% | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 12.1% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 11.2% | -7.6% |
| 2008 | 11.3% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 11.1% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 11.0% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 11.0% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 11.2% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 11.2% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 11.4% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 11.0% | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 11.3% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 11.2% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 11.2% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 11.3% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 10.5% | -7.2% |
| 2021 | 10.6% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 10.8% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.4% | 10.8% | 12.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.2% | 11.0% | 11.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.6% | 10.5% | 10.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Europe
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- 18 Kyrgyzstan 19.6% compare
- 19 Vanuatu 19.3% compare
- 20 Tajikistan 19.3% compare
- 21 Eswatini 19.2% compare
More education data for Europe
- Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex 11.2% (2025)
- Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training 69.1% (2024)
- Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in formal and 1.07 (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level 100.0% (2022)
- Adjusted gender parity index for completion rate, by location, wealth 1.01 (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to basic drinking water, by 99.0% (2022)
- Proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education 99.7% (2022)
- Proportion of schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation, by 99.3% (2022)
- Completion rate, by sex, location, wealth quintile and education level 97.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Europe?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Europe was 10.8% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 12.1% in 2006.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.5% in 2020.
- How does Europe rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Europe ranks 18th out of 19 groups with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe 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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