Proportion of total government spending on essential services in United Republic of Tanzania
United Republic of Tanzania: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 13.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in United Republic of Tanzania, 2004–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
United Republic of Tanzania recorded 13.4% for proportion of total government spending on essential services in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in United Republic of Tanzania peaked at 24.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 13.4%, in 2024.
That places United Republic of Tanzania 88th out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 United Republic of Tanzania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 19.5% | — |
| 2005 | 18.1% | -6.9% |
| 2006 | 15.0% | -17.2% |
| 2007 | 19.4% | +29.5% |
| 2008 | 18.9% | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 17.7% | -6.6% |
| 2010 | 19.8% | +12.0% |
| 2011 | 17.6% | -11.0% |
| 2012 | 16.9% | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 19.1% | +13.3% |
| 2014 | 17.3% | -9.5% |
| 2015 | 17.6% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 17.2% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 24.4% | +41.8% |
| 2018 | 20.5% | -16.0% |
| 2019 | 14.3% | -30.3% |
| 2020 | 13.6% | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 13.5% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 14.3% | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 13.7% | -4.4% |
| 2024 | 13.4% | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.1% | 15.0% | 19.5% | 6 |
| 2010s | 18.5% | 14.3% | 24.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.7% | 13.4% | 14.3% | 5 |
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More education data for United Republic of Tanzania
- Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex 12.8% (2024)
- Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in formal and 0.8318 (2020)
- Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training 30.2% (2020)
- Adjusted gender parity index for completion rate, by location, wealth 0.982 (2022)
- Adjusted location parity index for completion rate, by sex, wealth 0.4241 (2022)
- Number of destroyed or damaged educational facilities attributed to 79 (2018)
- Number of disruptions to educational services attributed to disasters 0 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in United Republic of Tanzania?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in United Republic of Tanzania was 13.4% 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 United Republic of Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 24.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in United Republic of Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.4% in 2024.
- How does United Republic of Tanzania rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- United Republic of Tanzania ranks 88th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in United Republic of Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Republic of Tanzania 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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