Proportion of total government spending on essential … social in Nauru
Nauru: Proportion of total government spending on essential … social was 7.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
7.7%
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
98th
of 128 countries
All-time high
10.2%
in 2016
All-time low
2.7%
in 2015
Years of data
7
2014–2024
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Nauru, 2014–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Nauru is 7.7%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Nauru peaked at 10.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2015.
Nauru ranks 98th of 128 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of total government spending on essential … social in Nauru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 9.0% | — |
| 2015 | 2.7% | -69.6% |
| 2016 | 10.2% | +271.8% |
| 2017 | 7.9% | -22.2% |
| 2018 | 5.9% | -25.0% |
| 2023 | 7.8% | +31.6% |
| 2024 | 7.7% | -1.6% |
Nauru compared with similar countries
- Nauru's 7.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 31.3%, 25% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Nauru's 7.7% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 11.5%, 67% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.2% | 2.7% | 10.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 7.8% | 7.7% | 7.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nauru
More poverty & inequality data for Nauru
- 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 3.33 live births per woman (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 20.25 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 20.3% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -34.48 % change on previous year (2023)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via -100 % change on previous year (2022)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1858 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Nauru?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Nauru was 7.7% 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 Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 10.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2015.
- How does Nauru rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social?
- Nauru ranks 98th out of 128 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services, social rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nauru 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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