Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Montserrat
Montserrat: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 5.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Montserrat, 2010–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Montserrat stood at 5.7%.
That represents a change of down 25.4% on the previous year and down 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Montserrat peaked at 8.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 2020.
Montserrat ranks 166th of 170 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Montserrat, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 8.6% | — |
| 2011 | 7.2% | -16.1% |
| 2012 | 6.3% | -12.0% |
| 2013 | 4.8% | -23.9% |
| 2014 | 5.5% | +13.3% |
| 2015 | 7.6% | +38.9% |
| 2016 | 7.8% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 7.8% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 7.5% | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 7.3% | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 4.2% | -42.6% |
| 2021 | 8.0% | +89.6% |
| 2022 | 7.1% | -11.5% |
| 2023 | 5.7% | -19.1% |
| 2024 | 7.7% | +34.6% |
| 2025 | 5.7% | -25.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.0% | 4.8% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.4% | 4.2% | 8.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Montserrat
More education data for Montserrat
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Montserrat?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Montserrat was 5.7% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Montserrat?
- The highest recorded value was 8.6% in 2010.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Montserrat?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 2020.
- How does Montserrat rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Montserrat ranks 166th out of 170 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Montserrat?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Montserrat 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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