Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in State of Palestine
State of Palestine: Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social was 6.0% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in State of Palestine, 2005–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
State of Palestine recorded 6.0% for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is down 73.9% on the previous year and down 49.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in State of Palestine peaked at 25.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 2021.
State of Palestine ranks 103rd of 127 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in State of Palestine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 9.6% | — |
| 2006 | 6.8% | -29.6% |
| 2007 | 6.0% | -11.2% |
| 2008 | 18.2% | +201.2% |
| 2009 | 17.9% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 17.6% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 12.0% | -32.1% |
| 2012 | 17.0% | +42.1% |
| 2013 | 20.4% | +19.7% |
| 2014 | 20.0% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 18.2% | -9.1% |
| 2016 | 17.8% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 16.2% | -9.0% |
| 2018 | 25.4% | +56.6% |
| 2019 | 25.7% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 23.1% | -10.4% |
| 2021 | 6.0% | -73.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.7% | 6.0% | 18.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 19.0% | 12.0% | 25.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.5% | 6.0% | 23.1% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in State of Palestine?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in State of Palestine was 6.0% in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in State of Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 25.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in State of Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 2021.
- How does State of Palestine rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social?
- State of Palestine ranks 103rd out of 127 countries with data for 2021.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services, social rising or falling in State of Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this State of Palestine 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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