Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 12.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 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 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is 12.6%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 26.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines peaked at 31.5% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 12.6%, in 2024.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 83rd of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 30.8% | — |
| 2002 | 28.7% | -6.8% |
| 2003 | 31.5% | +9.7% |
| 2005 | 22.6% | -28.2% |
| 2007 | 20.0% | -11.3% |
| 2009 | 17.3% | -13.5% |
| 2010 | 15.5% | -10.7% |
| 2015 | 17.2% | +11.1% |
| 2016 | 20.1% | +17.1% |
| 2017 | 20.2% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 19.9% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 13.0% | -34.5% |
| 2022 | 15.2% | +17.1% |
| 2023 | 12.9% | -15.6% |
| 2024 | 12.6% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.2% | 17.3% | 31.5% | 6 |
| 2010s | 18.6% | 15.5% | 20.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 13.4% | 12.6% | 15.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- 80 Saint Lucia 12.7% compare
- 81 New Zealand 12.7% compare
- 82 Ukraine 12.7% compare
- 84 Thailand 12.6% compare
- 85 Trinidad and Tobago 12.6% compare
- 86 Malta 12.5% compare
More education data for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1,460 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 9,740 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 11,936 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1186 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 11,936 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was 12.6% 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 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The highest recorded value was 31.5% in 2003.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.6% in 2024.
- How does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 83rd out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 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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