Proportion of total government spending on essential … social in Singapore
Singapore: Proportion of total government spending on essential … social was 4.3% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Singapore, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 4.3% for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 50.7% on the previous year and down 60.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Singapore peaked at 28.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2005.
That places Singapore 109th out of 128 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Proportion of total government spending on essential … social in Singapore, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.5% | — |
| 2001 | 12.4% | +250.0% |
| 2002 | 4.2% | -66.4% |
| 2003 | 2.2% | -48.2% |
| 2004 | 3.2% | +49.7% |
| 2005 | 2.0% | -37.1% |
| 2006 | 8.1% | +296.4% |
| 2007 | 4.1% | -49.5% |
| 2008 | 12.3% | +201.2% |
| 2009 | 12.5% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 7.7% | -38.1% |
| 2011 | 10.7% | +38.7% |
| 2012 | 13.2% | +23.4% |
| 2013 | 10.5% | -20.4% |
| 2014 | 10.9% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 10.6% | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 8.9% | -16.0% |
| 2017 | 6.2% | -30.6% |
| 2018 | 5.7% | -7.6% |
| 2019 | 5.6% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 28.3% | +406.7% |
| 2021 | 10.1% | -64.2% |
| 2022 | 4.7% | -53.6% |
| 2023 | 8.7% | +83.8% |
| 2024 | 4.3% | -50.7% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 4.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 31.3%, 14% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 4.3% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 11.5%, 37% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of total government spending on essential … social in Singapore 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +406.7% | 5.6% | 28.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.4% | 2.0% | 12.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.0% | 5.6% | 13.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.2% | 4.3% | 28.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
More poverty & inequality data for Singapore
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 0.943 live births per woman (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 14.01 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 14.0% (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 16.4 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.031 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 11.9% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0759 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0759 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.091 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Singapore?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Singapore was 4.3% 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 Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 28.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2005.
- How does Singapore rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social?
- Singapore ranks 109th out of 128 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services, social rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Singapore 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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