Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Yemen
Yemen: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 40.7% in 2012. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Yemen, 2002–2012
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of total government spending on essential services in Yemen is 40.7%, measured in 2012.
That represents a change of down 5.9% on the previous year and up 54.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Yemen peaked at 43.3% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 16.5%, in 2008.
Yemen ranks 74th of 114 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 26.3% | — |
| 2003 | 22.4% | -14.7% |
| 2004 | 23.1% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 19.6% | -15.3% |
| 2006 | 18.9% | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 18.1% | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 16.5% | -9.2% |
| 2009 | 23.2% | +41.0% |
| 2010 | 20.3% | -12.5% |
| 2011 | 43.3% | +112.9% |
| 2012 | 40.7% | -5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.0% | 16.5% | 26.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 34.8% | 20.3% | 43.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More infrastructure data for Yemen
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 20.05 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 50.89 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 727,821 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.9 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.019 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2017)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -0.217 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 727,821 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.5089 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Yemen?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Yemen was 40.7% in 2012, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 43.3% in 2011.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.5% in 2008.
- How does Yemen rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Yemen ranks 74th out of 114 countries with data for 2012.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen 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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