Social contributions in South Asia
South Asia: Social contributions was 1.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Social contributions in South Asia, 1990–2022
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
South Asia recorded 1.0% for social contributions in 2022. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 46.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, social contributions in South Asia peaked at 1.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1991.
South Asia ranks 21st of 22 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Social contributions in South Asia, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.3% | — |
| 1991 | 0.3% | -12.2% |
| 1992 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.3% | +21.3% |
| 1994 | 0.3% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.3% | -6.6% |
| 1996 | 0.4% | +38.1% |
| 1997 | 0.5% | +30.9% |
| 1998 | 0.8% | +50.0% |
| 1999 | 0.9% | +11.8% |
| 2000 | 0.9% | -5.3% |
| 2001 | 0.7% | -13.1% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | -18.6% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | +8.5% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | +11.5% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | -23.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | +50.0% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | -13.1% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | -9.3% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | +12.1% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | -10.2% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | -15.8% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | +19.5% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | +38.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near South Asia
More public sector data for South Asia
- Arms imports 1.26 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.7506 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -19.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 1.26 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 54.8 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0211 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 4.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 91.92 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 467.61 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is social contributions in South Asia?
- Social contributions in South Asia was 1.0% in 2022, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest social contributions recorded in South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest social contributions recorded in South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1991.
- How does South Asia rank for social contributions?
- South Asia ranks 21st out of 22 groups with data for 2022.
- Is social contributions rising or falling in South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Asia data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Social contributions (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Social contributions are actual or imputed contributions payable to social insurance schemes to make provisions for social benefits to be paid. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.