Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Kiribati
Kiribati: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 40.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Kiribati, 2010–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Kiribati stood at 40.8%.
The figure is down 9.0% on the previous year and up 36.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Kiribati peaked at 44.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 24.9%, in 2020.
That places Kiribati 73rd out of 114 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 38.8% | — |
| 2011 | 31.9% | -17.8% |
| 2012 | 30.5% | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 29.8% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 33.9% | +13.6% |
| 2015 | 29.4% | -13.1% |
| 2016 | 29.1% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 26.9% | -7.6% |
| 2018 | 32.1% | +19.4% |
| 2019 | 26.3% | -17.9% |
| 2020 | 24.9% | -5.5% |
| 2021 | 26.6% | +7.1% |
| 2022 | 44.8% | +68.1% |
| 2023 | 40.8% | -9.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 30.9% | 26.3% | 38.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.3% | 24.9% | 44.8% | 4 |
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More infrastructure data for Kiribati
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 72,000 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 53.52 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 14 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.0104 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -17.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 14 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.5352 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Kiribati?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Kiribati was 40.8% 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 Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 44.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.9% in 2020.
- How does Kiribati rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Kiribati ranks 73rd out of 114 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kiribati 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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