Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Ukraine
Ukraine: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 12.7% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Ukraine, 2000–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of total government spending on essential services in Ukraine is 12.7%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.6% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Ukraine peaked at 15.1% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 11.4%, in 2000.
Ukraine ranks 82nd of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.4% | — |
| 2001 | 12.8% | +12.8% |
| 2002 | 14.4% | +12.1% |
| 2003 | 14.4% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 12.8% | -11.4% |
| 2005 | 13.7% | +7.5% |
| 2006 | 13.9% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 14.0% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 13.6% | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 15.1% | +11.0% |
| 2011 | 13.5% | -10.4% |
| 2012 | 13.7% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 13.9% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 13.1% | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 12.4% | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 12.3% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 13.0% | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 12.7% | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 13.1% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 11.8% | -10.0% |
| 2021 | 12.7% | +7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.6% | 11.4% | 15.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.1% | 12.3% | 13.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 12.2% | 11.8% | 12.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
- 79 Niger 12.8% compare
- 80 Saint Lucia 12.7% compare
- 81 New Zealand 12.7% compare
- 83 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 12.6% compare
- 84 Thailand 12.6% compare
- 85 Trinidad and Tobago 12.6% compare
More education data for Ukraine
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 105,694 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 13.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Ukraine?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Ukraine was 12.7% in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 15.1% in 2009.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.4% in 2000.
- How does Ukraine rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Ukraine ranks 82nd out of 170 countries with data for 2021.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ukraine 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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