Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Gabon
Gabon: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 13.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
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 72nd of 170 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 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% |
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
More education data for Gabon
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 10,935 (2019)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 59.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 36.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
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 72nd out of 170 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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