El Salvador vs Namibia: Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social

El Salvador
12.3%
in 2024
Namibia
11.9%
in 2023
El Salvador rank
89th
Namibia rank
92nd

Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social over time

  • El Salvador
  • Namibia
5101520200020122024

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 12.3% against 11.9% in Namibia, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2000 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 89th and Namibia ranks 92nd of 127 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Namibia Difference Ahead
2000s 16.6% 8.0% 8.7% El Salvador
2010s 14.8% 8.9% 5.9% El Salvador
2020s 17.4% 12.5% 4.8% El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, social, El Salvador or Namibia?
El Salvador, at 12.3% against 11.9% in Namibia as of 2024.
What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services, social between El Salvador and Namibia?
0.4%, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Namibia?
23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do El Salvador and Namibia rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social?
El Salvador ranks 89th and Namibia ranks 92nd of 127 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social protection (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social protection (%)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
131 places, 2,404 data points, 2000–2025
Last refreshed