Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Nepal
Nepal: Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social was 14.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Nepal, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 14.4% for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in 2023. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 90.0% on the previous year and up 268.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Nepal peaked at 14.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 2001.
That places Nepal 74th out of 114 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.1% | — |
| 2001 | 2.8% | -8.8% |
| 2002 | 4.8% | +69.1% |
| 2003 | 5.2% | +9.2% |
| 2004 | 5.3% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 4.8% | -10.2% |
| 2006 | 4.6% | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 4.4% | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 5.3% | +20.3% |
| 2009 | 9.7% | +80.9% |
| 2010 | 4.1% | -58.0% |
| 2011 | 3.7% | -9.3% |
| 2012 | 3.6% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 3.9% | +8.8% |
| 2014 | 3.4% | -11.9% |
| 2015 | 3.4% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 3.2% | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 5.3% | +63.8% |
| 2018 | 4.1% | -22.4% |
| 2019 | 4.4% | +8.0% |
| 2020 | 7.0% | +57.6% |
| 2021 | 7.6% | +8.9% |
| 2023 | 14.4% | +90.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.0% | 2.8% | 9.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.9% | 3.2% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.6% | 7.0% | 14.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 71 Kiribati 16.8% compare
- 72 Kuwait 16.3% compare
- 73 Dominican Republic 15.4% compare
- 75 Philippines 14.1% compare
- 76 Tajikistan 14.0% compare
- 77 South Africa 13.0% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Nepal
- 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 1.98 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,344 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 3.91 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 17.67 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 17.7% (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 Nepal?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Nepal was 14.4% 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 Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 14.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 2001.
- How does Nepal rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social?
- Nepal ranks 74th out of 114 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services, social rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 268.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal 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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