Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS in Gabon
Gabon: Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS was 13.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
13.6%
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
86th
of 197 countries
All-time high
17.7%
in 2000
All-time low
8.7%
in 2013
Years of data
15
2000–2023
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Gabon, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of total government spending on essential services in Gabon is 13.6%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 55.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Gabon peaked at 17.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8.7%, in 2013.
Gabon ranks 86th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS in Gabon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.7% | — |
| 2010 | 13.3% | -24.7% |
| 2011 | 13.5% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 12.6% | -7.0% |
| 2013 | 8.7% | -30.6% |
| 2014 | 11.2% | +28.5% |
| 2015 | 11.6% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 10.3% | -11.3% |
| 2017 | 15.3% | +48.3% |
| 2018 | 14.6% | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 14.1% | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 15.8% | +12.0% |
| 2021 | 15.4% | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 13.8% | -10.1% |
| 2023 | 13.6% | -1.7% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 13.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13.2%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 13.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.4%, 94% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.7% | 17.7% | 17.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 12.5% | 8.7% | 15.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.6% | 13.6% | 15.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 83 Fiji 13.8% compare
- 84 Mongolia 13.8% compare
- 85 British Virgin Islands 13.6% compare
- 87 Cabo Verde 13.4% compare
- 88 United Republic of Tanzania 13.4% compare
- 89 Argentina 13.2% compare
More education data for Gabon
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10,118 (2019)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 96,273 (2003)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 215,825 (2019)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 269,687 (2019)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.7291 % change on previous year (2003)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2019)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1189 units per person (2019)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 269,687 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Gabon?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Gabon was 13.6% 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 Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 17.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.7% in 2013.
- How does Gabon rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Gabon ranks 86th out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gabon 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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