Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in China
China: Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social was 26.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in China, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in China is 26.2%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in China peaked at 27.1% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2003.
China ranks 51st of 114 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.3% | — |
| 2001 | 3.0% | -9.9% |
| 2002 | 3.6% | +23.2% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | -73.8% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | +12.1% |
| 2005 | 8.3% | +670.7% |
| 2006 | 17.1% | +107.6% |
| 2007 | 12.9% | -24.5% |
| 2008 | 18.3% | +41.7% |
| 2009 | 19.6% | +7.2% |
| 2010 | 19.7% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 24.0% | +21.9% |
| 2012 | 25.1% | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 25.9% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 27.1% | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 22.0% | -18.8% |
| 2016 | 22.6% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 22.7% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 26.3% | +15.7% |
| 2019 | 25.5% | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 24.4% | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 25.8% | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 25.2% | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 25.9% | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 26.2% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.8% | 1.0% | 19.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.1% | 19.7% | 27.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.5% | 24.4% | 26.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
More poverty & inequality data for China
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 7 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 0.999 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 6,418 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 0.5767 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 22.1 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 22.1% (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 China?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in China was 26.2% 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 China?
- The highest recorded value was 27.1% in 2014.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2003.
- How does China rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social?
- China ranks 51st out of 114 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services, social rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China 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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