Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Singapore
Singapore: Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health was 9.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Singapore, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Singapore stood at 9.8%.
That represents a change of down 11.6% on the previous year and down 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Singapore peaked at 17.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.1%, in 2000.
Singapore ranks 77th of 129 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Singapore, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.1% | — |
| 2001 | 5.5% | +7.7% |
| 2002 | 5.6% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 7.9% | +41.2% |
| 2004 | 5.8% | -27.1% |
| 2005 | 5.8% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 5.7% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 6.0% | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 6.2% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 7.7% | +25.5% |
| 2010 | 8.1% | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 7.9% | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 9.9% | +25.3% |
| 2013 | 11.0% | +11.4% |
| 2014 | 12.1% | +9.9% |
| 2015 | 12.1% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 13.7% | +13.3% |
| 2017 | 13.5% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 12.6% | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 13.9% | +10.5% |
| 2020 | 11.9% | -14.6% |
| 2021 | 17.3% | +45.2% |
| 2022 | 12.7% | -26.2% |
| 2023 | 11.1% | -12.6% |
| 2024 | 9.8% | -11.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.1% | 5.1% | 7.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.5% | 7.9% | 13.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.6% | 9.8% | 17.3% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Singapore?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Singapore was 9.8% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services, health recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 17.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services, health recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1% in 2000.
- How does Singapore rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services, health?
- Singapore ranks 77th out of 129 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services, health rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, health (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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