Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 31.0% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Bangladesh, 2001–2016
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2016, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Bangladesh stood at 31.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.8% on the previous year and up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Bangladesh peaked at 31.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 23.4%, in 2009.
Bangladesh ranks 88th of 114 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 28.7% | — |
| 2002 | 28.3% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 28.2% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 28.0% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 23.9% | -14.5% |
| 2006 | 25.9% | +8.2% |
| 2007 | 26.2% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 24.4% | -6.7% |
| 2009 | 23.4% | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 31.4% | +33.9% |
| 2011 | 30.2% | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 28.8% | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 26.7% | -7.2% |
| 2014 | 28.2% | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 28.3% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 31.0% | +9.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.3% | 23.4% | 28.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 29.2% | 26.7% | 31.4% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More infrastructure data for Bangladesh
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 187.58 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 108.08 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 284,748 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.1641 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0016 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -3.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 284,748 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.08 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Bangladesh?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Bangladesh was 31.0% in 2016, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 31.4% in 2010.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.4% in 2009.
- How does Bangladesh rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Bangladesh ranks 88th out of 114 countries with data for 2016.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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