Proportion of total government spending on essential services in World
World: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 12.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in World, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
World recorded 12.7% for proportion of total government spending on essential services in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in World peaked at 14.4% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 12.7%, in 2022.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in World, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.7% | — |
| 2001 | 14.0% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 14.4% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 13.9% | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 14.0% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 13.5% | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 13.2% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 13.3% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 13.6% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 14.2% | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 13.9% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 13.5% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 13.7% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 14.0% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 14.1% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 13.5% | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 12.8% | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 12.8% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 12.7% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 12.7% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.9% | 13.5% | 14.4% | 6 |
| 2010s | 13.7% | 13.2% | 14.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.8% | 12.7% | 12.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near World
More education data for World
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 34.10 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 65.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.2% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 34.10 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.8% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.4548 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in World?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in World was 12.7% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 14.4% in 2002.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.7% in 2022.
- How does World rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- World ranks 8th out of 19 groups with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World 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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