Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Western Asia
Western Asia: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 12.4% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
12.4%
Change on year
up 5.5%
Rank
11th
of 19 groups
All-time high
14.4%
in 2004
All-time low
11.7%
in 2021
Years of data
21
2000–2022
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Western Asia, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Western Asia recorded 12.4% for proportion of total government spending on essential services in 2022.
That represents a change of up 5.5% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Western Asia peaked at 14.4% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 11.7%, in 2021.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Western Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.7% | — |
| 2001 | 13.9% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 13.6% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 14.3% | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 14.4% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 13.5% | -5.8% |
| 2006 | 13.4% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 13.0% | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 12.9% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 12.4% | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 12.6% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 12.4% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 12.9% | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 12.5% | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 12.2% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 12.7% | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 12.0% | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 11.7% | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 12.4% | +5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.6% | 12.9% | 14.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 12.5% | 12.2% | 12.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 12.0% | 11.7% | 12.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia
- 8 Uzbekistan 22.1% compare
- 9 Kazakhstan 22.0% compare
- 10 Botswana 21.5% compare
- 11 Democratic Republic of the Congo 13.1% compare
- 11 Senegal 20.9% compare
- 12 Dominican Republic 20.9% compare
- 13 Sierra Leone 20.5% compare
- 13 Türkiye 11.3% compare
- 14 Mozambique 20.4% compare
More education data for Western Asia
- Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex 28.6% (2025)
- Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training 49.2% (2024)
- Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in formal and 0.9801 (2022)
- Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level 98.5% (2024)
- Adjusted gender parity index for completion rate, by location, wealth 1.02 (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to computers for pedagogical 96.4% (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to basic drinking water, by 98.7% (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to the internet for pedagogical 91.8% (2024)
- Proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education 99.3% (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation, by 96.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Western Asia?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Western Asia was 12.4% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 14.4% in 2004.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.7% in 2021.
- How does Western Asia rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Western Asia ranks 11th out of 19 groups with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western 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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