Proportion of total government spending on essential … social in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Proportion of total government spending on essential … social was 6.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Ethiopia, 2001–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Ethiopia is 6.2%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.7% on the previous year and up 16,445.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Ethiopia peaked at 23.9% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2014.
Ethiopia ranks 103rd of 128 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Proportion of total government spending on essential … social in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 9.9% | — |
| 2002 | 23.9% | +140.4% |
| 2003 | 8.6% | -63.8% |
| 2004 | 19.4% | +123.9% |
| 2005 | 10.0% | -48.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | -99.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -11.2% |
| 2012 | 2.0% | +3076.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -96.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -50.1% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +397.3% |
| 2016 | 8.0% | +4179.8% |
| 2017 | 4.3% | -46.3% |
| 2018 | 5.5% | +27.8% |
| 2019 | 4.4% | -19.6% |
| 2020 | 2.0% | -54.9% |
| 2021 | 4.1% | +104.1% |
| 2022 | 7.0% | +71.5% |
| 2023 | 6.6% | -6.3% |
| 2024 | 6.2% | -4.7% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 6.2% is above the median for low income countries, which is 2.3%, 2.8× the median. (9 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 6.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.5%, 1.1× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of total government spending on essential … social in Ethiopia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +4179.8% | 0.2% | 8.0% |
| 2012 | +3076.5% | 0.1% | 2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.3% | 0.1% | 23.9% | 7 |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 0.0% | 8.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 5.2% | 2.0% | 7.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More poverty & inequality data for Ethiopia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 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 3.99 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,632 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 -0.9299 % change on previous year (2024)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via -50 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.497 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 10.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Ethiopia?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Ethiopia was 6.2% 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 Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 23.9% in 2002.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2014.
- How does Ethiopia rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social?
- Ethiopia ranks 103rd out of 128 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services, social rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16,445.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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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