Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Russian Federation
Russian Federation: Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social was 34.1% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
34.1%
Change on year
up 8.2%
World rank
32nd
of 127 countries
All-time high
35.9%
in 2017
All-time low
3.2%
in 2007
Years of data
21
2000–2020
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Russian Federation, 2000–2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Russian Federation 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 Russian Federation peaked at 35.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 2007.
Russian Federation ranks 32nd of 127 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 services, social in Russian Federation, year by year
| Year | % | 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% |
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 Russian Federation
- 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 of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 32.9% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Russian Federation
- 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 Russian Federation?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Russian Federation 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 Russian Federation?
- The highest recorded value was 35.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in Russian Federation?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 2007.
- How does Russian Federation rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social?
- Russian Federation ranks 32nd out of 127 countries with data for 2020.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services, social rising or falling in Russian Federation?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Russian Federation 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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