Proportion of total government spending on essential services in China
China: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 46.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in China, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of total government spending on essential services in China stood at 46.6%.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in China peaked at 47.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2004.
That places China 56th out of 114 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.8% | — |
| 2001 | 4.6% | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 5.5% | +19.0% |
| 2003 | 2.9% | -46.9% |
| 2004 | 2.6% | -11.7% |
| 2005 | 20.3% | +687.4% |
| 2006 | 29.0% | +42.9% |
| 2007 | 23.7% | -18.1% |
| 2008 | 36.5% | +53.6% |
| 2009 | 37.6% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 37.8% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 40.4% | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 42.6% | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 42.3% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 42.9% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 43.2% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 44.8% | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 45.4% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 46.9% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 46.3% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 44.7% | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 46.8% | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 46.4% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 47.2% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 46.6% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.7% | 2.6% | 37.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.3% | 37.8% | 46.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.3% | 44.7% | 47.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
- 53 Russian Federation 48.4% compare
- 54 Namibia 48.0% compare
- 55 Mongolia 47.5% compare
- 57 Egypt 46.0% compare
- 58 Solomon Islands 46.0% compare
- 59 Trinidad and Tobago 45.3% compare
More infrastructure data for China
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.87 billion (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 131.75 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 166.51 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11.73 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1182 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -7.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 166.51 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.33 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in China?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in China was 46.6% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 47.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2004.
- How does China rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- China ranks 56th out of 114 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China 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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