Proportion of total government spending on essential … social in Yemen
Yemen: Proportion of total government spending on essential … social was 20.3% in 2012. ◆ Volatile
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Yemen, 2002–2012
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 20.3% for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in 2012. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.2% on the previous year and up 4,160.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Yemen peaked at 20.3% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2008.
That places Yemen 73rd out of 128 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.5% | — |
| 2003 | 0.3% | -30.9% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | -17.6% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | -13.3% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 2.6% | +1040.8% |
| 2010 | 2.4% | -9.2% |
| 2011 | 17.7% | +641.6% |
| 2012 | 20.3% | +15.2% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 20.3% is above the median for low income countries, which is 2.3%, 9.0× the median. (9 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 20.3% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 19.6%, 1.0× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.2% | 2.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 13.5% | 2.4% | 20.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 70 Republic of Korea 21.9% compare
- 70 South Korea 21.9% compare
- 72 Madagascar 20.9% compare
- 74 United States 20.2% compare
- 75 Ukraine 19.7% compare
- 76 Jordan 19.6% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Yemen
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 0 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 (2018)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 4.59 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 801.1 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -2.25 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 7.04 (2012)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 7.0% (2012)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2012)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Yemen?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Yemen was 20.3% in 2012, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 20.3% in 2012.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2008.
- How does Yemen rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social?
- Yemen ranks 73rd out of 128 countries with data for 2012.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services, social rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4,160.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Yemen 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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