Proportion of total government spending on essential services (%) in Bhutan
Bhutan: Proportion of total government spending on essential services (%) was 31.1% in 2007. ▲ Rising
Latest (2007)
31.1%
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
99th
of 128 countries
All-time high
31.6%
in 2006
All-time low
18.8%
in 2001
Years of data
8
2000–2007
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Bhutan, 2000–2007
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 31.1% for proportion of total government spending on essential services in 2007.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and up 37.3% over ten years.
That places Bhutan 99th out of 128 countries with data for 2007, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services (%) in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22.7% | — |
| 2001 | 18.8% | -16.9% |
| 2002 | 26.3% | +39.8% |
| 2003 | 23.5% | -10.8% |
| 2004 | 21.8% | -7.3% |
| 2005 | 29.6% | +36.0% |
| 2006 | 31.6% | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 31.1% | -1.4% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 31.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 31.1%, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 31.1% is above the median for South Asia, which is 31.0%, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More infrastructure data for Bhutan
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 789,606 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 99.76 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 0 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.9976 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Bhutan?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Bhutan was 31.1% in 2007, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 31.6% in 2006.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.8% in 2001.
- How does Bhutan rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Bhutan ranks 99th out of 128 countries with data for 2007.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan 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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