Proportion of total government spending on essential … social in South Korea
South Korea: Proportion of total government spending on essential … social was 21.9% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Latest (2010)
21.9%
Change on year
up 7.6%
World rank
70th
of 128 countries
All-time high
21.9%
in 2010
All-time low
11.5%
in 2004
Years of data
9
2000–2010
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in South Korea, 2000–2010
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2010, proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in South Korea stood at 21.9%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.6% on the previous year and up 29.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in South Korea peaked at 21.9% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 11.5%, in 2004.
South Korea ranks 70th of 128 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of total government spending on essential … social in South Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.9% | — |
| 2001 | 14.3% | -15.1% |
| 2002 | 16.8% | +17.4% |
| 2003 | 13.5% | -19.9% |
| 2004 | 11.5% | -14.5% |
| 2005 | 18.0% | +56.3% |
| 2006 | 18.6% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 20.3% | +9.2% |
| 2010 | 21.9% | +7.6% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 21.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 31.3%, 70% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 21.9% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 11.5%, 1.9× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.2% | 11.5% | 20.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 21.9% | 21.9% | 21.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
- 67 Kazakhstan 23.6% compare
- 68 Azerbaijan 23.4%
- 69 Georgia 22.2% compare
- 70 Republic of Korea 21.9% compare
- 72 Madagascar 20.9% compare
- 73 Yemen 20.3% compare
More poverty & inequality data for South Korea
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 6 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 0.72 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 6,615 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 0.0454 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 26.87 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 26.9% (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 South Korea?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in South Korea was 21.9% in 2010, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 21.9% in 2010.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.5% in 2004.
- How does South Korea rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social?
- South Korea ranks 70th out of 128 countries with data for 2010.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services, social rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Korea 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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