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. Measured in %.
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 115th out of 128 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 | % | 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% |
Nauru compared with similar countries
- Nauru's 21.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 60.9%, 36% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Nauru's 21.9% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 39.5%, 56% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
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 115th out of 128 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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