Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Egypt
Egypt: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 46.0% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Egypt, 2000–2015
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2015, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Egypt stood at 46.0%.
The figure is up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Egypt peaked at 54.5% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 24.8%, in 2001.
That places Egypt 57th out of 114 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 25.2% | — |
| 2001 | 24.8% | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 42.5% | +71.2% |
| 2003 | 42.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 42.9% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 43.9% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 54.5% | +24.1% |
| 2007 | 51.8% | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 54.3% | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 52.7% | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 49.6% | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 52.1% | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 49.4% | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 46.0% | -7.0% |
| 2014 | 46.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 46.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.5% | 24.8% | 54.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.2% | 46.0% | 52.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More infrastructure data for Egypt
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 113.19 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 97.13 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 13.25 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11.37 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1137 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 6.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 13.25 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.9713 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Egypt?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Egypt was 46.0% in 2015, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 54.5% in 2006.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.8% in 2001.
- How does Egypt rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Egypt ranks 57th out of 114 countries with data for 2015.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt 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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