Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social was 23.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Azerbaijan, 2008–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Azerbaijan stood at 23.4%.
The figure is down 12.6% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Azerbaijan peaked at 27.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 17.7%, in 2014.
That places Azerbaijan 68th out of 127 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 18.7% | — |
| 2009 | 22.9% | +22.7% |
| 2010 | 21.7% | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 21.3% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 21.7% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 20.7% | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 17.7% | -14.6% |
| 2015 | 18.4% | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 23.7% | +29.2% |
| 2017 | 19.8% | -16.7% |
| 2018 | 19.7% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 19.9% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 23.7% | +19.6% |
| 2021 | 27.1% | +14.1% |
| 2022 | 26.7% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 23.4% | -12.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.8% | 18.7% | 22.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 20.5% | 17.7% | 23.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.2% | 23.4% | 27.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
- 65 Kosovo 24.6% compare
- 66 Iceland 23.9% compare
- 67 Kazakhstan 23.6% compare
- 69 Georgia 22.2% compare
- 70 Republic of Korea 21.9%
- 70 Republic of Korea 21.9%
More poverty & inequality data for Azerbaijan
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 0 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 1.67 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,427 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 1.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 22.5 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 22.5% (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 Azerbaijan?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Azerbaijan was 23.4% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 27.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.7% in 2014.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social?
- Azerbaijan ranks 68th out of 127 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services, social rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Azerbaijan 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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