Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Oman
Oman: Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social was 4.2% in 2013. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Oman, 2000–2013
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2013, proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Oman stood at 4.2%.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 34.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Oman peaked at 7.9% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2004.
That places Oman 97th out of 114 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Oman, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.8% | — |
| 2001 | 3.3% | -31.1% |
| 2002 | 3.2% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 3.1% | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 2.5% | -21.8% |
| 2005 | 6.3% | +156.8% |
| 2006 | 6.8% | +8.4% |
| 2007 | 4.5% | -34.1% |
| 2008 | 7.9% | +75.3% |
| 2009 | 3.5% | -56.3% |
| 2010 | 3.8% | +9.3% |
| 2011 | 6.2% | +64.9% |
| 2012 | 4.3% | -31.5% |
| 2013 | 4.2% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.6% | 2.5% | 7.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 3.8% | 6.2% | 4 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Oman
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.52 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 29,147 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 -17.1 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 4.37 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 4.4% (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 15.37 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.222 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 16.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Oman?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Oman was 4.2% in 2013, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 7.9% in 2008.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2004.
- How does Oman rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social?
- Oman ranks 97th out of 114 countries with data for 2013.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services, social rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Oman 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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