Proportion of total government spending on essential services (%) in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Proportion of total government spending on essential services (%) was 25.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Ethiopia, 2001–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of total government spending on essential services in Ethiopia is 25.1%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 44.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Ethiopia peaked at 31.0% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 12.7%, in 2012.
That places Ethiopia 111th out of 128 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services (%) in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 13.2% | — |
| 2002 | 29.6% | +123.0% |
| 2003 | 18.7% | -36.6% |
| 2004 | 31.0% | +65.3% |
| 2005 | 22.1% | -28.6% |
| 2006 | 24.5% | +11.0% |
| 2007 | 21.8% | -11.2% |
| 2012 | 12.7% | -41.7% |
| 2013 | 17.7% | +39.7% |
| 2014 | 17.3% | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 19.0% | +9.7% |
| 2016 | 26.3% | +38.7% |
| 2017 | 22.7% | -13.9% |
| 2018 | 25.6% | +12.9% |
| 2019 | 24.2% | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 22.1% | -8.7% |
| 2021 | 23.6% | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 22.7% | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 24.8% | +9.3% |
| 2024 | 25.1% | +1.1% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 25.1% is above the median for low income countries, which is 25.1%, 1.0× the median. (9 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 25.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 28.5%, 88% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of total government spending on essential services (%) in Ethiopia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +123.0% | 13.2% | 29.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.0% | 13.2% | 31.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 20.7% | 12.7% | 26.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 23.6% | 22.1% | 25.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More infrastructure data for Ethiopia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 85.95 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 65.08 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 765,634 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.5798 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0058 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -8.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 765,634 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.6508 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Ethiopia?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Ethiopia was 25.1% 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 Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 31.0% in 2004.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.7% in 2012.
- How does Ethiopia rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Ethiopia ranks 111th out of 128 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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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