Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs)
Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs): Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 16.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs), 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) stood at 16.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) peaked at 18.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 12.9%, in 2000.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.7% | 12.9% | 17.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 16.5% | 15.3% | 18.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.0% | 15.5% | 16.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs)
- 2 Kenya 28.5% compare
- 3 Turkmenistan 27.6% compare
- 4 Solomon Islands 25.2% compare
- 5 Namibia 24.6% compare
- 6 Morocco 23.3% compare
- 7 Bhutan 22.2% compare
- 8 Uzbekistan 22.1% compare
More education data for Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs)
- Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex 23.5% (2025)
- Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training 42.1% (2024)
- Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in formal and 0.8394 (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level 75.1% (2024)
- Adjusted gender parity index for completion rate, by location, wealth 0.9828 (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to computers for pedagogical 54.6% (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to basic drinking water, by 73.8% (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to the internet for pedagogical 52.1% (2024)
- Proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education 63.5% (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation, by 64.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs)?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) was 16.2% 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 Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 18.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.9% in 2000.
- How does Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) ranks 5th out of 15 regions with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) 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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