Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region: Proportion of total government spending on essential services, 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 services, 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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