Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Qatar
Qatar: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 9.3% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Qatar, 2000–2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Qatar recorded 9.3% for proportion of total government spending on essential services in 2020.
The figure is up 7.9% on the previous year and down 32.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Qatar peaked at 15.1% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 8.6%, in 2017.
Qatar ranks 138th 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 Qatar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.7% | — |
| 2001 | 10.6% | +9.0% |
| 2002 | 12.0% | +13.8% |
| 2003 | 10.7% | -10.9% |
| 2004 | 12.1% | +12.6% |
| 2005 | 13.7% | +14.0% |
| 2008 | 15.1% | +9.5% |
| 2009 | 14.8% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 13.8% | -6.9% |
| 2011 | 13.1% | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 12.3% | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 13.1% | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 12.7% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 8.6% | -32.8% |
| 2019 | 8.6% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 9.3% | +7.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.3% | 9.7% | 15.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 11.8% | 8.6% | 13.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 9.3% | 9.3% | 9.3% | 1 |
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More education data for Qatar
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 14,931 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 83.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Qatar?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Qatar was 9.3% in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 15.1% in 2008.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.6% in 2017.
- How does Qatar rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Qatar ranks 138th out of 170 countries with data for 2020.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Qatar 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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