Proportion of total government spending on essential services in South Sudan
South Sudan: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in South Sudan, 2011–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of total government spending on essential services in South Sudan stood at 0.0%. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 99.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in South Sudan peaked at 4.1% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2024.
South Sudan ranks 170th of 170 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 4.0% | — |
| 2013 | 3.2% | -18.3% |
| 2014 | 4.1% | +28.0% |
| 2015 | 3.3% | -19.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | -99.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.7% | 3.2% | 4.1% | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
More education data for South Sudan
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 38.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.9% (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2014)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in South Sudan?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in South Sudan was 0.0% 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 South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 4.1% in 2014.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2024.
- How does South Sudan rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- South Sudan ranks 170th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Sudan 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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