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. Measured in %.
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 | % | 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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