Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Singapore
Singapore: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 23.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Singapore, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Singapore stood at 23.8%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.0% on the previous year and down 44.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Singapore peaked at 51.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 23.8%, in 2024.
Singapore ranks 102nd of 114 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Singapore, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 29.7% | — |
| 2001 | 37.4% | +25.9% |
| 2002 | 33.1% | -11.3% |
| 2003 | 32.0% | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 30.6% | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 29.5% | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 33.7% | +14.5% |
| 2007 | 30.9% | -8.3% |
| 2008 | 37.1% | +19.8% |
| 2009 | 38.5% | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 36.9% | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 39.5% | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 44.5% | +12.7% |
| 2013 | 43.5% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 42.9% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 39.0% | -9.1% |
| 2016 | 40.2% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 36.9% | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 34.4% | -6.8% |
| 2019 | 36.0% | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 51.4% | +42.8% |
| 2021 | 40.5% | -21.2% |
| 2022 | 27.5% | -32.0% |
| 2023 | 30.6% | +11.0% |
| 2024 | 23.8% | -22.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.3% | 29.5% | 38.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.4% | 34.4% | 44.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.8% | 23.8% | 51.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
More infrastructure data for Singapore
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 9.96 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 170.78 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.04 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 34.99 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.3381 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 7.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 2.04 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.65 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Singapore?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Singapore was 23.8% 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 Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 51.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.8% in 2024.
- How does Singapore rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Singapore ranks 102nd out of 114 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Singapore 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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