El Salvador vs Panama: Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social
El Salvador
12.3%
in 2024
Panama
12.0%
in 2021
El Salvador rank
89th
Panama rank
90th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social over time
- El Salvador
- Panama
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 12.3% against 12.0% in Panama, a difference of 0.3%.
Across all 8 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 89th and Panama ranks 90th of 127 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15.6% | 8.8% | 6.8% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 18.3% | 11.3% | 7.0% | 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 Panama?
- El Salvador, at 12.3% against 12.0% in Panama as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services, social between El Salvador and Panama?
- 0.3%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Panama?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2021.
- How do El Salvador and Panama rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social?
- El Salvador ranks 89th and Panama ranks 90th 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.