Proportion of total government spending on essential … social in Jordan
Jordan: Proportion of total government spending on essential … social was 19.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Jordan, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Jordan is 19.6%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Jordan peaked at 32.9% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2004.
Jordan ranks 76th of 128 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential … social in Jordan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.7% | — |
| 2001 | 16.7% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 3.0% | -81.9% |
| 2003 | 2.4% | -21.1% |
| 2004 | 1.7% | -29.1% |
| 2005 | 32.9% | +1837.4% |
| 2006 | 26.0% | -21.0% |
| 2007 | 28.0% | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 18.2% | -35.1% |
| 2009 | 18.2% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 18.5% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 26.5% | +42.9% |
| 2012 | 30.7% | +15.7% |
| 2013 | 23.0% | -24.9% |
| 2014 | 21.0% | -8.9% |
| 2015 | 19.5% | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 19.8% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 21.2% | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 20.0% | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 19.6% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 21.9% | +11.6% |
| 2021 | 17.1% | -21.9% |
| 2022 | 19.8% | +15.8% |
| 2023 | 19.6% | -0.8% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 19.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 22.2%, 89% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 19.6% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 19.6%, 1.0× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of total government spending on essential … social in Jordan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +1837.4% | 1.7% | 32.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.4% | 1.7% | 32.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.0% | 18.5% | 30.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.6% | 17.1% | 21.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
More poverty & inequality data for Jordan
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 0 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 2.64 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,611 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 -7.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 17.16 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 17.2% (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 Jordan?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Jordan was 19.6% 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 Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 32.9% in 2005.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2004.
- How does Jordan rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social?
- Jordan ranks 76th out of 128 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services, social rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jordan 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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