Proportion of total government spending on essential services in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 51.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, 2002–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region recorded 51.5% for proportion of total government spending on essential services in 2023.
The figure is up 18.7% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region peaked at 51.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 38.0%, in 2020.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 42.9% | — |
| 2003 | 44.5% | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 46.1% | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 42.2% | -8.4% |
| 2006 | 47.1% | +11.6% |
| 2007 | 46.6% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 43.2% | -7.3% |
| 2009 | 45.2% | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 46.1% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 49.8% | +8.1% |
| 2012 | 48.7% | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 46.7% | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 46.7% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 47.1% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 45.7% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 47.1% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 51.5% | +9.3% |
| 2019 | 51.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 38.0% | -26.2% |
| 2021 | 46.9% | +23.3% |
| 2022 | 43.4% | -7.4% |
| 2023 | 51.5% | +18.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.7% | 42.2% | 47.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 48.1% | 45.7% | 51.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.9% | 38.0% | 51.5% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region was 51.5% 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 China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region?
- The highest recorded value was 51.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.0% in 2020.
- How does China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ranks 2nd out of 4 groups with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 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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