Regional grouping :
Africa
AMU
B5
CEN-SAD
Central Africa
COMESA
EAC
Eastern Africa
ECA countries of focus
ECCAS
ECOWAS
IGAD
Island economies
Land-locked countries
Land-locked LDCs
Least developed countries
Mineral-rich countries
Non-Oil LDCs
Non-Oil Producing
North Africa
Oil LDCs
Oil producing economies
SADC
Sahel
Small Island states
Southern Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
West Africa
Goal 1. End poverty in all its forms everywhere
Target Target 1.a Ensure significant mobilization of resources from a variety of sources, including through enhanced development cooperation, in order to provide adequate and predictable means for developing countries, in particular least developed countries, to implement programmes and policies to end poverty in all its dimensions
1.a.2 Proportion of total government spending on essential services (education, health and social protection)
Series:
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, education (%)
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Proportion of total government spending on essential services, education (%)
Country/Area grouping
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
Algeria
...
...
...
...
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11.4
14.3
...
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...
...
...
...
16.1
17.6
13.8
14.5
16.5
16.2
...
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Angola
...
...
8.0
7.5
9.3
7.4
9.4
8.7
8.9
8.4
8.8
6.2
8.9
6.6
6.8
5.4
6.0
6.5
6.9
...
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Botswana
...
...
25.8
...
26.5
...
20.5
...
...
...
...
...
17.5
16.5
17.0
15.6
15.4
...
...
...
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Burundi
...
9.2
11.0
...
...
12.6
16.3
16.6
15.0
16.4
17.2
23.8
27.5
20.8
19.8
19.5
21.2
20.7
20.4
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Cameroon
21.4
20.8
21.4
20.3
21.4
15.7
19.8
18.8
14.9
15.2
13.8
12.9
13.2
12.7
15.9
16.9
14.1
14.4
14.9
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Cabo Verde
...
20.8
...
17.5
18.3
18.2
15.9
14.2
15.2
...
14.8
16.3
16.7
17.8
16.4
17.6
15.2
17.1
15.1
...
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Central African Republic
12.0
12.1
9.7
10.1
9.9
7.9
7.8
6.5
7.8
10.6
8.1
9.4
8.4
7.3
8.9
9.1
9.8
9.8
9.1
...
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Chad
...
11.0
14.7
...
...
...
9.5
8.1
10.1
9.2
12.5
9.9
8.9
13.0
16.4
17.2
14.2
11.7
15.1
...
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Comoros
...
...
...
...
...
29.2
...
...
21.4
18.5
16.1
18.9
13.4
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
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Congo
9.5
8.6
7.6
...
...
...
...
24.7
...
9.3
14.7
6.6
8.0
12.9
15.7
15.6
17.9
18.3
17.9
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
9.6
...
...
16.2
10.6
11.7
14.6
14.0
...
...
...
...
...
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Benin
16.7
19.2
18.8
19.7
14.9
19.1
18.2
26.1
21.0
25.0
22.3
22.2
17.5
18.8
19.9
17.7
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...
...
...
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Ethiopia
...
...
...
24.0
24.7
26.4
23.6
26.3
29.7
30.5
27.0
25.9
27.1
23.0
26.5
24.0
...
...
...
...
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Eritrea
...
5.7
...
5.2
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Djibouti
24.3
24.7
22.7
24.7
22.5
...
...
12.3
...
...
...
...
8.6
12.0
13.3
14.0
...
...
...
...
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Gabon
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
13.3
13.7
12.6
8.7
11.2
10.9
10.3
16.1
14.7
14.2
15.0
15.1
...
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Gambia, the
8.5
5.0
5.3
5.4
7.3
18.9
13.3
17.6
15.1
13.8
10.6
11.8
11.0
10.4
...
11.4
...
...
...
...
...
Ghana
...
22.4
23.4
24.2
22.3
24.0
22.5
20.7
30.6
37.5
21.2
21.0
23.8
22.1
20.1
18.6
...
...
...
...
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Guinea
11.6
12.3
10.9
...
...
15.7
13.6
12.4
14.3
9.5
14.1
12.0
11.6
15.8
13.4
14.9
12.4
14.3
12.0
...
...
Cote d'Ivoire
22.6
22.1
21.8
20.0
20.8
21.5
22.2
22.8
22.4
20.9
21.6
21.8
21.2
22.4
20.6
18.3
17.4
15.1
15.0
...
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Kenya
25.0
26.7
27.5
25.1
...
...
...
20.6
19.3
19.9
19.1
17.1
16.7
17.4
17.7
19.0
...
...
...
...
...
Lesotho
32.1
27.6
32.4
28.2
...
24.7
...
...
21.2
17.4
19.3
18.1
14.0
14.0
15.1
14.1
13.1
13.8
13.7
...
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Liberia
...
...
...
...
...
6.5
...
...
...
5.2
4.7
6.9
...
...
8.3
8.1
...
...
...
...
...
Madagascar
15.8
13.0
18.0
15.3
18.0
16.3
22.6
...
19.8
20.3
14.0
19.0
17.0
19.8
17.2
19.8
18.0
15.3
15.5
...
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Malawi
16.5
...
...
...
...
...
...
12.5
15.0
...
20.5
16.6
21.8
17.2
14.3
15.8
14.6
11.5
...
...
...
Mali
18.3
17.7
16.3
...
...
18.0
17.0
16.5
18.3
22.4
16.6
18.2
18.2
13.9
16.5
15.9
14.6
14.5
16.0
...
...
Mauritania
...
8.2
...
10.3
...
13.9
...
16.0
13.7
10.0
11.4
...
...
9.3
...
...
10.2
9.7
...
...
...
Mauritius
17.9
17.4
17.1
15.2
14.2
14.0
13.2
14.6
13.8
15.0
14.8
20.9
19.5
20.0
20.4
19.3
18.7
16.1
...
...
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Morocco
...
...
...
...
...
17.5
17.3
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
13.7
14.6
15.5
14.8
16.9
...
...
Mozambique
...
18.0
22.7
18.6
...
...
...
19.9
19.6
19.8
19.0
17.8
19.9
20.2
18.9
17.4
19.0
17.9
...
...
...
Namibia
20.3
...
...
21.6
...
24.9
...
26.1
24.0
22.7
24.1
22.1
22.6
23.9
24.7
23.3
26.4
24.9
24.8
...
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Niger
13.8
...
...
16.9
17.4
16.2
18.9
19.1
20.1
19.2
18.1
21.7
18.5
15.3
13.2
16.3
13.0
13.3
12.0
...
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Nigeria
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
8.5
8.7
9.0
9.3
6.7
6.1
5.9
5.9
5.1
5.1
...
...
Guinea-Bissau
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
9.1
10.2
14.5
16.2
13.0
13.0
10.0
15.0
...
...
...
...
...
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Rwanda
...
...
...
...
17.8
15.6
...
17.5
15.3
15.8
16.9
13.7
12.5
12.3
11.1
10.8
11.0
10.8
11.3
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Sao Tome and Principe
6.7
5.9
12.1
14.1
16.7
18.2
20.6
19.3
17.0
13.7
18.8
12.3
11.3
16.0
18.4
20.1
17.6
16.1
16.6
...
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Senegal
16.1
17.0
21.8
18.0
...
19.2
23.3
24.0
21.1
20.8
25.7
24.8
23.8
21.3
20.6
21.5
18.3
22.1
21.1
...
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Seychelles
12.0
...
...
11.0
...
...
...
10.9
10.4
6.8
9.5
12.1
12.6
11.7
10.3
11.8
11.1
9.2
10.5
...
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Sierra Leone
17.3
17.1
15.5
...
19.8
14.9
15.9
12.8
12.4
14.1
15.2
15.1
...
12.5
19.9
32.7
35.0
34.2
...
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Somalia
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1.4
1.3
1.7
3.0
4.3
4.4
...
...
...
South Africa
19.6
19.9
19.9
18.0
18.0
17.9
18.3
18.0
18.7
19.7
18.7
19.0
18.7
18.0
18.7
18.9
19.6
19.5
18.4
...
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Zimbabwe
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
8.5
...
29.8
28.7
30.0
29.5
23.5
20.9
19.0
...
...
...
...
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Sudan
...
7.9
6.0
8.3
...
9.4
10.8
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
12.5
...
...
Eswatini
22.1
21.1
20.9
22.7
...
21.8
19.4
18.3
22.3
...
...
24.8
...
...
18.7
17.2
18.5
15.9
...
...
...
Togo
27.8
21.8
17.7
17.3
18.2
19.2
19.4
19.6
16.9
17.7
16.6
17.4
16.7
16.0
23.1
21.8
...
...
20.8
...
...
Tunisia
27.7
27.8
26.7
26.9
26.4
25.3
25.3
24.8
...
21.0
...
...
22.7
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Uganda
...
20.3
...
...
...
...
...
10.1
13.6
11.5
11.7
11.7
13.2
12.5
12.2
11.3
11.5
11.3
...
...
...
Egypt
15.4
14.7
15.0
11.0
11.2
10.9
...
11.3
10.9
10.9
11.9
11.9
11.9
11.5
...
...
11.6
12.3
...
...
...
United Republic of Tanzania
...
19.5
18.1
15.0
19.4
18.9
17.7
19.8
...
...
...
17.3
...
...
24.4
20.5
...
...
...
...
...
Burkina Faso
...
...
19.5
18.2
17.9
...
...
16.2
19.5
15.9
16.2
19.4
18.0
...
21.4
22.7
...
...
...
...
...
Zambia
...
10.6
7.7
...
6.2
5.7
16.4
16.9
15.3
17.2
15.4
20.1
16.3
15.7
14.9
17.1
15.3
12.4
11.5
...
...
South Sudan
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
4.0
...
3.2
4.1
3.3
0.8
1.1
0.9
...
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