Proportion of total government spending on essential services in South-Eastern Asia
South-Eastern Asia: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 11.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
11.6%
Change on year
up 1.0%
Rank
16th
of 19 groups
All-time high
16.0%
in 2006
All-time low
11.4%
in 2017
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in South-Eastern Asia, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of total government spending on essential services in South-Eastern Asia is 11.6%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in South-Eastern Asia peaked at 16.0% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 11.4%, in 2017.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in South-Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.2% | — |
| 2001 | 12.8% | -16.1% |
| 2002 | 14.8% | +16.2% |
| 2003 | 15.8% | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 15.0% | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 14.7% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 16.0% | +8.9% |
| 2007 | 15.5% | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 13.9% | -10.8% |
| 2009 | 14.2% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 14.7% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 13.2% | -10.2% |
| 2012 | 13.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 13.3% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 15.5% | +16.3% |
| 2015 | 15.0% | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 12.9% | -14.2% |
| 2017 | 11.4% | -11.2% |
| 2018 | 11.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 12.1% | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 11.4% | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 11.5% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 11.7% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 12.0% | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 11.4% | -4.8% |
| 2025 | 11.6% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.8% | 12.8% | 16.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.3% | 11.4% | 15.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.6% | 11.4% | 12.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near South-Eastern Asia
- 13 Sierra Leone 20.5% compare
- 13 Türkiye 11.3% compare
- 14 Mozambique 20.4% compare
- 15 Costa Rica 20.4% compare
- 15 Timor-Leste 4.3% compare
- 16 Burkina Faso 20.3% compare
- 17 Kiribati 20.1% compare
- 18 Kyrgyzstan 19.6% compare
- 19 Vanuatu 19.3% compare
More education data for South-Eastern Asia
- Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex 16.3% (2025)
- Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training 49.6% (2024)
- Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in formal and 1.07 (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level 96.3% (2024)
- Adjusted gender parity index for completion rate, by location, wealth 1.08 (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to computers for pedagogical 57.0% (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to basic drinking water, by 83.2% (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to the internet for pedagogical 79.2% (2024)
- Proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education 76.0% (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation, by 81.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in South-Eastern Asia?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in South-Eastern Asia was 11.6% 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 South-Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.0% in 2006.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in South-Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.4% in 2017.
- How does South-Eastern Asia rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- South-Eastern Asia ranks 16th out of 19 groups with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in South-Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South-Eastern Asia 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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