Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS was 16.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
16.8%
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
42nd
of 197 countries
All-time high
17.0%
in 2024
All-time low
11.0%
in 2020
Years of data
6
2020–2025
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Tuvalu, 2020–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of total government spending on essential services in Tuvalu is 16.8%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 52.6% over ten years.
That places Tuvalu 42nd out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 11.0% | — |
| 2021 | 13.3% | +20.6% |
| 2022 | 12.9% | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 11.4% | -12.1% |
| 2024 | 17.0% | +49.5% |
| 2025 | 16.8% | -1.1% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 16.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13.2%, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's 16.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 12.0%, 1.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
More education data for Tuvalu
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 108 (2025)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 358 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 293 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1,145 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1,332 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -6.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1381 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Tuvalu?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Tuvalu was 16.8% 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 Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 17.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 2020.
- How does Tuvalu rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Tuvalu ranks 42nd out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tuvalu 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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