Proportion of total government spending on essential services (%) in Nepal
Nepal: Proportion of total government spending on essential services (%) was 24.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Nepal, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Nepal stood at 24.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.0% on the previous year and down 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Nepal peaked at 34.1% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 11.5%, in 2019.
Nepal ranks 113th of 128 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services (%) in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 24.1% | — |
| 2001 | 22.5% | -6.6% |
| 2002 | 27.8% | +23.5% |
| 2003 | 28.0% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 28.7% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 29.4% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 31.1% | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 29.5% | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 32.3% | +9.7% |
| 2009 | 34.1% | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 31.7% | -7.1% |
| 2011 | 32.5% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 32.4% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 31.9% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 32.1% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 28.3% | -11.9% |
| 2016 | 24.0% | -15.3% |
| 2017 | 26.4% | +10.3% |
| 2018 | 12.5% | -52.9% |
| 2019 | 11.5% | -7.7% |
| 2020 | 25.0% | +117.4% |
| 2021 | 27.5% | +9.9% |
| 2023 | 24.4% | -11.0% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 24.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 31.1%, 79% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 24.4% is below the median for South Asia, which is 31.0%, 79% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of total government spending on essential services (%) in Nepal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +117.4% | 11.5% | 25.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.8% | 22.5% | 34.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.3% | 11.5% | 32.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.6% | 24.4% | 27.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More infrastructure data for Nepal
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 29.61 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 99.85 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 407,925 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.38 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0138 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -32.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 407,925 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.9985 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Nepal?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Nepal was 24.4% 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 Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 34.1% in 2009.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.5% in 2019.
- How does Nepal rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Nepal ranks 113th out of 128 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nepal 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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