Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS in Grenada
Grenada: Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS was 11.4% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
11.4%
Change on year
down 21.2%
World rank
124th
of 197 countries
All-time high
16.7%
in 2023
All-time low
9.9%
in 2022
Years of data
13
2003–2025
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Grenada, 2003–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Grenada stood at 11.4%.
The figure is down 21.2% on the previous year and up 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Grenada peaked at 16.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9.9%, in 2022.
Grenada ranks 124th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS in Grenada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 11.0% | — |
| 2010 | 15.6% | +41.8% |
| 2011 | 14.7% | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 10.7% | -27.3% |
| 2014 | 11.8% | +10.2% |
| 2015 | 9.9% | -16.1% |
| 2017 | 14.1% | +42.0% |
| 2018 | 10.1% | -28.3% |
| 2021 | 10.1% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 9.9% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 16.7% | +69.3% |
| 2024 | 14.5% | -13.2% |
| 2025 | 11.4% | -21.2% |
Grenada compared with similar countries
- Grenada's 11.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13.2%, 87% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Grenada's 11.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 13.4%, 85% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.0% | 11.0% | 11.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 12.4% | 9.9% | 15.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 12.5% | 9.9% | 16.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Grenada
More education data for Grenada
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 816 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 96 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,953 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1,898 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 8,811 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 11,967 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 25.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1021 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Grenada?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Grenada was 11.4% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Grenada?
- The highest recorded value was 16.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Grenada?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.9% in 2022.
- How does Grenada rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Grenada ranks 124th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Grenada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Grenada 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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