Proportion of total government spending on essential services (%) in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Proportion of total government spending on essential services (%) was 29.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
29.8%
Change on year
down 16.3%
World rank
104th
of 128 countries
All-time high
35.6%
in 2021
All-time low
22.2%
in 2015
Years of data
8
2015–2022
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Cook Islands, 2015–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Cook Islands stood at 29.8%.
The figure is down 16.3% on the previous year and up 34.2% over ten years.
Cook Islands ranks 104th of 128 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services (%) in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 22.2% | — |
| 2016 | 29.0% | +30.6% |
| 2017 | 28.5% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 25.1% | -12.0% |
| 2019 | 27.9% | +11.5% |
| 2020 | 27.6% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 35.6% | +28.9% |
| 2022 | 29.8% | -16.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 26.5% | 22.2% | 29.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 31.0% | 27.6% | 35.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cook Islands
More infrastructure data for Cook Islands
- Proportion of the target population who received 3 doses of 75.0% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 0.0% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 0.0% (2024)
- Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural 0.6% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 0.0% (2021)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 0.0% (2021)
- Total official flows for infrastructure, by recipient countries 10.48 million constant US$ (2019)
- Proportion of the target population who received 79.0% (2024)
- Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer Agreements 5 (2025)
- Proportion of urban population living in slums 0.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Cook Islands?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Cook Islands was 29.8% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 35.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.2% in 2015.
- How does Cook Islands rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Cook Islands ranks 104th out of 128 countries with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cook Islands 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 8 observations, free to reuse under UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested).