El Salvador vs Philippines: Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social
El Salvador
12.3%
in 2024
Philippines
14.1%
in 2024
El Salvador rank
89th
Philippines rank
85th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social over time
- El Salvador
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 14.1% against 12.3% in El Salvador, a difference of 1.8%.
That makes Philippines's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 89th and Philippines ranks 85th 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 | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.6% | 4.8% | 11.8% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 14.8% | 9.4% | 5.4% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 16.3% | 12.0% | 4.3% | 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 Philippines?
- Philippines, at 14.1% against 12.3% in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services, social between El Salvador and Philippines?
- 1.8%, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Philippines?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Philippines rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social?
- El Salvador ranks 89th and Philippines ranks 85th 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.