Proportion of total government spending on essential services (%) in Russia
Russia: Proportion of total government spending on essential services (%) was 48.4% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Russia, 2000–2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Russia recorded 48.4% for proportion of total government spending on essential services in 2020.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Russia peaked at 53.7% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 5.1%, in 2007.
Russia ranks 60th of 128 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services (%) in Russia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 37.0% | — |
| 2001 | 38.4% | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 37.1% | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 41.6% | +12.1% |
| 2004 | 43.9% | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 51.1% | +16.3% |
| 2006 | 50.9% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 5.1% | -89.9% |
| 2008 | 39.9% | +676.4% |
| 2009 | 45.5% | +13.9% |
| 2010 | 52.0% | +14.3% |
| 2011 | 47.5% | -8.5% |
| 2012 | 47.5% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 48.8% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 44.3% | -9.3% |
| 2015 | 40.4% | -8.6% |
| 2016 | 52.6% | +30.0% |
| 2017 | 53.7% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 52.9% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 49.7% | -6.1% |
| 2020 | 48.4% | -2.6% |
Russia compared with similar countries
- Russia's 48.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 60.9%, 80% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Russia's 48.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 60.9%, 79% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of total government spending on essential services (%) in Russia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +676.4% | 5.1% | 39.9% |
| 2007 | -89.9% | 50.9% | 5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.1% | 5.1% | 51.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.9% | 40.4% | 53.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.4% | 48.4% | 48.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Russia
More infrastructure data for Russia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 269.52 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 186.1 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 20.82 million (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 14.31 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1447 units per person (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -5.33 % change on previous year (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 20.82 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.88 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Russia?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Russia was 48.4% in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 53.7% in 2017.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1% in 2007.
- How does Russia rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Russia ranks 60th out of 128 countries with data for 2020.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Russia 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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