Proportion of total government spending on essential services (%) in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Proportion of total government spending on essential services (%) was 46.0% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Solomon Islands, 2011–2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of total government spending on essential services in Solomon Islands is 46.0%, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Solomon Islands peaked at 46.1% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 37.3%, in 2011.
That places Solomon Islands 67th out of 128 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services (%) in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 37.3% | — |
| 2012 | 37.8% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 46.1% | +21.8% |
| 2014 | 45.1% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 44.0% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 44.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 43.9% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 44.0% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 43.9% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 46.0% | +4.8% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 46.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 31.1%, 1.5× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 46.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 39.5%, 1.2× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 42.9% | 37.3% | 46.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 46.0% | 46.0% | 46.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
- 64 Cabo Verde 47.3% compare
- 65 China 46.6% compare
- 66 Egypt 46.0% compare
- 68 Trinidad and Tobago 45.3% compare
- 69 Georgia 45.2% compare
- 70 Marshall Islands 44.9% compare
More infrastructure data for Solomon Islands
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 484,835 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 62.07 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 6,978 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.8934 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0089 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -0.3143 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 6,978 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.6207 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Solomon Islands?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Solomon Islands was 46.0% 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 Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 46.1% in 2013.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.3% in 2011.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Solomon Islands ranks 67th out of 128 countries with data for 2020.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Solomon Islands 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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