Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social was 9.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
9.7%
Change on year
down 51.2%
World rank
94th
of 127 countries
All-time high
20.0%
in 2021
All-time low
9.0%
in 2015
Years of data
8
2015–2022
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Cook Islands, 2015–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cook Islands recorded 9.7% for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in 2022.
The figure is down 51.2% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Cook Islands ranks 94th of 127 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 9.0% | — |
| 2016 | 11.3% | +26.0% |
| 2017 | 12.6% | +11.8% |
| 2018 | 9.6% | -23.7% |
| 2019 | 10.8% | +12.3% |
| 2020 | 10.2% | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 20.0% | +96.2% |
| 2022 | 9.7% | -51.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10.7% | 9.0% | 12.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 13.3% | 9.7% | 20.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cook Islands
More poverty & inequality data for Cook Islands
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.04 live births per woman (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0953 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0953 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1233 (2023)
- Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ 39.96 (2023)
- Official development assistance grants for poverty reduction, by 0.5281 % (2019)
- Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants 0.5% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Cook Islands?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Cook Islands was 9.7% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 20.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 2015.
- How does Cook Islands rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social?
- Cook Islands ranks 94th out of 127 countries with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services, social rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cook Islands 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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