Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Small Island Developing States (SIDS)
Small Island Developing States (SIDS): Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 12.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Small Island Developing States (SIDS), 2011–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Small Island Developing States (SIDS) recorded 12.3% for proportion of total government spending on essential services in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) peaked at 15.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 12.3%, in 2025.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Small Island Developing States (SIDS), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 13.8% | — |
| 2012 | 15.0% | +8.1% |
| 2013 | 14.8% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 15.7% | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 15.3% | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 14.4% | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 14.1% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 14.7% | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 14.1% | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 12.8% | -9.0% |
| 2021 | 13.0% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 12.7% | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 12.6% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 12.9% | +2.1% |
| 2025 | 12.3% | -4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.6% | 13.8% | 15.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 12.7% | 12.3% | 13.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Small Island Developing States (SIDS)
- 9 Kazakhstan 22.0% compare
- 10 Botswana 21.5% compare
- 11 Senegal 20.9% compare
- 12 Dominican Republic 20.9% compare
- 13 Sierra Leone 20.5% compare
- 14 Mozambique 20.4% compare
- 15 Costa Rica 20.4% compare
More education data for Small Island Developing States (SIDS)
- Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex 21.1% (2025)
- Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training 53.1% (2024)
- Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in formal and 1.01 (2024)
- Adjusted gender parity index for completion rate, by location, wealth 1.13 (2024)
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications, by 70.8% (2022)
- Completion rate, by sex, location, wealth quintile and education level 62.8% (2024)
- Youth/adult literacy rate 87.8% (2024)
- Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate 1.01 (2024)
- Adjusted gender parity index for the proportion of teachers with the 1.1% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Small Island Developing States (SIDS)?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) was 12.3% 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 Small Island Developing States (SIDS)?
- The highest recorded value was 15.7% in 2014.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Small Island Developing States (SIDS)?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.3% in 2025.
- How does Small Island Developing States (SIDS) rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Small Island Developing States (SIDS) ranks 12th out of 15 groups with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Small Island Developing States (SIDS)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Small Island Developing States (SIDS) 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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