Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS in Nauru
Nauru: Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS was 6.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Nauru, 2002–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Nauru stood at 6.6%. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 24.7% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Nauru peaked at 6.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2002.
That places Nauru 185th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS in Nauru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | 0.0% | — |
| 2014 | 5.6% | — |
| 2015 | 6.2% | +12.4% |
| 2016 | 5.0% | -20.0% |
| 2017 | 6.5% | +29.2% |
| 2018 | 5.4% | -16.6% |
| 2019 | 4.8% | -10.3% |
| 2020 | 4.5% | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 3.8% | -15.9% |
| 2022 | 4.2% | +10.4% |
| 2023 | 4.9% | +16.0% |
| 2024 | 5.3% | +9.1% |
| 2025 | 6.6% | +24.7% |
Nauru compared with similar countries
- Nauru's 6.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 11.4%, 58% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Nauru's 6.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 12.0%, 55% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 4.8% | 6.5% | 6 |
| 2020s | 4.9% | 3.8% | 6.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nauru
More education data for Nauru
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 48 (2025)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 3 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 256 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 271 (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1,659 (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1,703 (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -7.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1416 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Nauru?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Nauru was 6.6% 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 Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 6.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2002.
- How does Nauru rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Nauru ranks 185th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nauru 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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