Proportion of total government spending on essential services in India
India: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 14.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in India, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2022, proportion of total government spending on essential services in India stood at 14.2%.
The figure is down 5.2% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in India peaked at 16.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 11.2%, in 2009.
India ranks 64th of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.7% | — |
| 2003 | 12.4% | -25.8% |
| 2004 | 11.2% | -9.8% |
| 2005 | 11.2% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 11.7% | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 11.2% | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 11.8% | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 13.6% | +14.6% |
| 2012 | 14.0% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 14.1% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 15.7% | +11.9% |
| 2015 | 15.7% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 15.7% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 15.8% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 16.6% | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 14.8% | -10.9% |
| 2020 | 16.0% | +7.9% |
| 2021 | 14.9% | -6.7% |
| 2022 | 14.2% | -5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.4% | 11.2% | 16.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 14.8% | 11.8% | 16.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.0% | 14.2% | 16.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near India
More education data for India
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.19 million (2025)
- 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 68.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.2% (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 India?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in India was 14.2% 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 16.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.2% in 2009.
- How does India rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- India ranks 64th out of 170 countries with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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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