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Indicator 1.a.2: Proportion of total government spending on essential services (education, health and social protection)

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This, or part of this, indicator is classified as Tier 3 and therefore no internationally established methodology or standards are yet available, but methodology or standards are being (or will be) developed or tested.

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proportion of government spending on essential services

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proportion of government spending on essential services
Year Value
2014 34.37
2015 25.53
2016 24.43
2017 24.64
2018 23.61

Source: Ministry Of Finance

Geographical Area: National

Unit of Measurement: Percentage(%)

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Indicator available Proportion of Total govt spending on essential service
Indicator description
Geographical coverage National
Unit of measurement Percentage(%)
Definitions
Calculations Sum of all essential services divided by total government expenditure by 100
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This table provides information on metadata for SDG indicators as defined by the UN Statistical Commission. Complete global metadata is provided by the UN Statistics Division.

Indicator name proportion of government spending on essential services (health, education and social protection)
Indicator number 1.a.2
Target name 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
Target number 1.a
Global indicator description
UN designated tier 3
UN custodian agency Discussions are occurring between the following organisations International Labour Organization (ILO) United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization - Institute for Statistics (UNESCO-UIS) and World Health Organization (WHO)
Link to UN metadata TIER III - NO WORK PLAN opens in a new window
Organisation Ministry Of Finance
Periodicity Annual
Earliest available data
Geographical coverage National
Link to data source Minister of Finance opens in a new window
Release date 2014
Next release 2018
Statistical classification Official Statistics
Contact details +233244868685/+233209181561
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