Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS in Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs)
Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs): Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS 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.
That places Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) 3rd out of 20 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS in Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.9% | — |
| 2001 | 13.9% | +7.9% |
| 2002 | 14.6% | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 15.9% | +8.4% |
| 2005 | 16.2% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 17.3% | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 17.6% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 16.3% | -7.1% |
| 2009 | 16.7% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 16.0% | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 16.1% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 16.4% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 17.3% | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 18.0% | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 16.6% | -7.8% |
| 2016 | 16.4% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 16.3% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 16.4% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 15.3% | -6.3% |
| 2020 | 15.7% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 15.5% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 16.7% | +7.5% |
| 2023 | 16.2% | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 16.2% | -0.5% |
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)
- 1 Mauritania 31.9% compare
- 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
More education data for Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs)
- Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex 23.5% (2025)
- Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in formal and 0.8394 (2024)
- Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training 42.1% (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 3rd out of 20 groups 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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