Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS in Jordan
Jordan: Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS was 9.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Jordan, 2010–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 9.8% for proportion of total government spending on essential services in 2024.
The figure is down 15.3% on the previous year and down 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Jordan peaked at 13.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 9.2%, in 2021.
Jordan ranks 156th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Jordan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 10.7% | — |
| 2011 | 11.1% | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 11.9% | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 13.1% | +10.1% |
| 2014 | 12.6% | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 13.2% | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 11.6% | -12.1% |
| 2017 | 10.9% | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 9.2% | -14.9% |
| 2019 | 9.2% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 12.0% | +29.6% |
| 2021 | 9.2% | -23.0% |
| 2022 | 9.5% | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 11.6% | +22.0% |
| 2024 | 9.8% | -15.3% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 9.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13.2%, 74% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 9.8% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 14.2%, 69% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.3% | 9.2% | 13.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.4% | 9.2% | 12.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
More education data for Jordan
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 73,057 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 10,973 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 83,712 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 80,149 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.03 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.12 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.9383 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0966 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Jordan?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Jordan was 9.8% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 13.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.2% in 2021.
- How does Jordan rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Jordan ranks 156th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jordan 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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