Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Armenia
Armenia: Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social was 25.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Armenia, 2010–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Armenia is 25.2%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 5.7% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Armenia peaked at 29.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 23.9%, in 2023.
That places Armenia 61st out of 127 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Armenia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 25.6% | — |
| 2011 | 26.0% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 29.0% | +11.7% |
| 2013 | 25.3% | -12.7% |
| 2014 | 27.7% | +9.5% |
| 2015 | 27.8% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 27.4% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 26.7% | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 27.6% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 26.1% | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 27.3% | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 28.3% | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 24.2% | -14.7% |
| 2023 | 23.9% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 25.2% | +5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 26.9% | 25.3% | 29.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.8% | 23.9% | 28.3% | 5 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Armenia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 9 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.71 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,961 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -17.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 23 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 23.0% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Armenia?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Armenia was 25.2% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 29.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.9% in 2023.
- How does Armenia rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social?
- Armenia ranks 61st out of 127 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services, social rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Armenia 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, social protection (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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