Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Chile
Chile: Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social was 28.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Chile, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Chile stood at 28.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Chile peaked at 43.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 24.1%, in 2018.
That places Chile 45th out of 114 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Chile, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.1% | — |
| 2001 | 32.3% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 31.7% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 31.6% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 30.8% | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 31.1% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 30.2% | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 28.8% | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 28.7% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 30.2% | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 28.6% | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 28.5% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 28.2% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 27.5% | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 26.9% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 26.4% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 25.5% | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 25.2% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 24.1% | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 24.8% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 29.7% | +19.7% |
| 2021 | 43.3% | +45.6% |
| 2022 | 29.1% | -32.8% |
| 2023 | 29.0% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 28.5% | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.8% | 28.7% | 32.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.6% | 24.1% | 28.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.9% | 28.5% | 43.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More poverty & inequality data for Chile
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 4 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 1.17 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 6,606 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 3.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 18.88 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 18.9% (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 Chile?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Chile was 28.5% 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 Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 43.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.1% in 2018.
- How does Chile rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social?
- Chile ranks 45th out of 114 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services, social rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chile 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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