Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Nauru
Nauru: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 21.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Nauru, 2014–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Nauru stood at 21.9%. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is down 16.6% on the previous year and down 34.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Nauru peaked at 33.2% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 21.9%, in 2024.
That places Nauru 103rd out of 114 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Nauru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 33.2% | — |
| 2015 | 24.1% | -27.4% |
| 2016 | 31.8% | +31.9% |
| 2017 | 32.2% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 27.3% | -15.1% |
| 2023 | 26.3% | -3.8% |
| 2024 | 21.9% | -16.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 29.7% | 24.1% | 33.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 24.1% | 21.9% | 26.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nauru
More infrastructure data for Nauru
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 10,287 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 87.17 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2010)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 0 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.8717 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Nauru?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Nauru was 21.9% 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 Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 33.2% in 2014.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.9% in 2024.
- How does Nauru rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Nauru ranks 103rd out of 114 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nauru 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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