Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 13.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
13.4%
Change on year
down 2.2%
Rank
9th
of 15 regions
All-time high
16.2%
in 2008
All-time low
12.7%
in 2001
Years of data
23
2000–2024
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) recorded 13.4% for proportion of total government spending on essential services in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 16.2% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 12.7%, in 2001.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.1% | — |
| 2001 | 12.7% | -16.1% |
| 2002 | 14.0% | +10.3% |
| 2004 | 15.8% | +13.4% |
| 2005 | 15.8% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 15.8% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 16.2% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 16.1% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 13.4% | -16.7% |
| 2011 | 14.6% | +9.0% |
| 2012 | 14.0% | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 15.3% | +9.9% |
| 2014 | 13.7% | -10.5% |
| 2015 | 13.3% | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 14.0% | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 14.8% | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 14.5% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 13.7% | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 13.6% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 14.1% | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 13.1% | -6.8% |
| 2023 | 13.7% | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 13.4% | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.2% | 12.7% | 16.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 14.1% | 13.3% | 15.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.6% | 13.1% | 14.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- 6 Morocco 23.3% compare
- 7 Bhutan 22.2% compare
- 8 Uzbekistan 22.1% compare
- 9 Kazakhstan 22.0% compare
- 10 Botswana 21.5% compare
- 11 Senegal 20.9% compare
- 12 Dominican Republic 20.9% compare
More education data for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex 24.6% (2025)
- Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training 40.5% (2024)
- Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in formal and 0.8125 (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level 56.4% (2024)
- Adjusted gender parity index for completion rate, by location, wealth 1.04 (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to computers for pedagogical 34.2% (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to basic drinking water, by 65.3% (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to the internet for pedagogical 30.3% (2024)
- Proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education 49.7% (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation, by 66.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 13.4% 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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 16.2% in 2008.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.7% in 2001.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 9th out of 15 regions with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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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