Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 12.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
12.0%
Change on year
down 8.3%
Rank
15th
of 19 groups
All-time high
17.3%
in 2004
All-time low
11.4%
in 2012
Years of data
24
2000–2024
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Southern Asia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of total government spending on essential services in Southern Asia is 12.0%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 8.3% on the previous year and down 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Southern Asia peaked at 17.3% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 11.4%, in 2012.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.7% | — |
| 2001 | 16.7% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 15.0% | -10.6% |
| 2004 | 17.3% | +15.6% |
| 2005 | 14.9% | -14.0% |
| 2006 | 16.3% | +9.7% |
| 2007 | 16.8% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 14.6% | -13.1% |
| 2009 | 12.8% | -12.0% |
| 2010 | 11.9% | -7.6% |
| 2011 | 13.6% | +14.3% |
| 2012 | 11.4% | -16.1% |
| 2013 | 14.1% | +23.4% |
| 2014 | 14.5% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 13.2% | -8.8% |
| 2016 | 16.2% | +22.9% |
| 2017 | 15.7% | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 14.2% | -9.0% |
| 2019 | 12.1% | -15.0% |
| 2020 | 15.0% | +24.1% |
| 2021 | 14.4% | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 12.4% | -13.6% |
| 2023 | 13.1% | +5.2% |
| 2024 | 12.0% | -8.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.7% | 12.8% | 17.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 13.7% | 11.4% | 16.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.4% | 12.0% | 15.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia
- 12 Dominican Republic 20.9% compare
- 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
More education data for Southern Asia
- Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex 25.8% (2025)
- Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training 48.7% (2024)
- Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in formal and 0.876 (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level 86.6% (2024)
- Adjusted gender parity index for completion rate, by location, wealth 1.02 (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to computers for pedagogical 54.2% (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to basic drinking water, by 89.1% (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to the internet for pedagogical 49.2% (2024)
- Proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education 90.4% (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation, by 88.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Southern Asia?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Southern Asia was 12.0% 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 Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 17.3% in 2004.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.4% in 2012.
- How does Southern Asia rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Southern Asia ranks 15th out of 19 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Southern 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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