Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 25.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Solomon Islands, 2007–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of total government spending on essential services in Solomon Islands is 25.2%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.7% on the previous year and down 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Solomon Islands peaked at 34.7% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 23.2%, in 2023.
Solomon Islands ranks 4th of 170 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 34.7% | — |
| 2008 | 28.4% | -18.1% |
| 2009 | 29.4% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 33.1% | +12.9% |
| 2020 | 30.5% | -8.0% |
| 2021 | 26.0% | -14.7% |
| 2022 | 25.8% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 23.2% | -10.0% |
| 2024 | 25.2% | +8.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.8% | 28.4% | 34.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 33.1% | 33.1% | 33.1% | 1 |
| 2020s | 26.1% | 23.2% | 30.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
More education data for Solomon Islands
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2,065 (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2,283 (2019)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 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)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Solomon Islands?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Solomon Islands was 25.2% 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 Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 34.7% in 2007.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.2% in 2023.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Solomon Islands ranks 4th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Solomon Islands 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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