Proportion of total government spending on essential … social in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region: Proportion of total government spending on essential … social was 20.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, 2002–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region recorded 20.6% for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in 2023. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 49.8% on the previous year and up 42.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region peaked at 20.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 11.6%, in 2002.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential … social in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 11.6% | — |
| 2003 | 12.2% | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 13.3% | +9.3% |
| 2005 | 11.9% | -10.2% |
| 2006 | 13.3% | +11.7% |
| 2007 | 13.2% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 13.4% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 14.2% | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 13.4% | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 19.7% | +47.5% |
| 2012 | 15.4% | -21.9% |
| 2013 | 14.4% | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 14.6% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 14.4% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 14.4% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 14.4% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 16.9% | +17.4% |
| 2019 | 18.9% | +11.5% |
| 2020 | 13.0% | -31.2% |
| 2021 | 15.6% | +19.9% |
| 2022 | 13.7% | -11.8% |
| 2023 | 20.6% | +49.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.9% | 11.6% | 14.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 15.7% | 13.4% | 19.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.7% | 13.0% | 20.6% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region was 20.6% 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 China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region?
- The highest recorded value was 20.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.6% in 2002.
- How does China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social?
- China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ranks 3rd out of 4 groups with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services, social rising or falling in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 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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