Proportion of total government spending on essential … social in Russia
Russia: Proportion of total government spending on essential … social was 34.1% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Russia, 2000–2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2020, proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Russia stood at 34.1%.
The figure is up 8.2% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Russia peaked at 35.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 2007.
Russia ranks 32nd of 128 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential … social in Russia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23.0% | — |
| 2001 | 25.3% | +9.9% |
| 2002 | 23.3% | -7.8% |
| 2003 | 27.4% | +17.6% |
| 2004 | 28.8% | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 27.5% | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 26.0% | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 3.2% | -87.5% |
| 2008 | 21.0% | +548.7% |
| 2009 | 24.9% | +18.3% |
| 2010 | 31.6% | +27.0% |
| 2011 | 28.5% | -9.7% |
| 2012 | 29.6% | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 30.7% | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 27.3% | -11.0% |
| 2015 | 31.4% | +14.8% |
| 2016 | 33.4% | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 35.9% | +7.5% |
| 2018 | 33.6% | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 31.6% | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 34.1% | +8.2% |
Russia compared with similar countries
- Russia's 34.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 31.3%, 1.1× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Russia's 34.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 35.5%, 96% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of total government spending on essential … social in Russia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +548.7% | 3.2% | 21.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.0% | 3.2% | 28.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.4% | 27.3% | 35.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.1% | 34.1% | 34.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Russia
- 29 Bulgaria 35.6% compare
- 30 Ireland 35.5% compare
- 31 Mauritius 35.1% compare
- 32 Russian Federation 34.1% compare
- 34 Lebanon 33.3% compare
- 35 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 32.9% compare
- 35 United Kingdom 32.9% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Russia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 5 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 1.45 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,167 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 -7.65 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 30.47 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 30.5% (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 Russia?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Russia was 34.1% in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 35.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 2007.
- How does Russia rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social?
- Russia ranks 32nd out of 128 countries with data for 2020.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services, social rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Russia 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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