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
87th
of 114 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.
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 87th out of 114 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 | Value | 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% |
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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 87th out of 114 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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