Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ in El Salvador
El Salvador: Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ was 162.7 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ in El Salvador, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in El Salvador is 162.7, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.6% on the previous year and up 34.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in El Salvador peaked at 162.7 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 70.54, in 2000.
El Salvador ranks 82nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 70.54 | — |
| 2001 | 73.26 | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 74.82 | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 78.41 | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 83.01 | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 99.14 | +19.4% |
| 2006 | 89.8 | -9.4% |
| 2007 | 99.93 | +11.3% |
| 2008 | 106.47 | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 98.85 | -7.2% |
| 2010 | 102.35 | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 112.78 | +10.2% |
| 2012 | 117.53 | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 121.27 | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 115.29 | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 116.92 | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 117.42 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 126.24 | +7.5% |
| 2018 | 130.55 | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 143.35 | +9.8% |
| 2020 | 98.11 | -31.6% |
| 2021 | 143.43 | +46.2% |
| 2022 | 155.56 | +8.5% |
| 2023 | 162.7 | +4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87.42 | 70.54 | 106.47 | 10 |
| 2010s | 120.37 | 102.35 | 143.35 | 10 |
| 2020s | 139.95 | 98.11 | 162.7 | 4 |
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More poverty & inequality data for El Salvador
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 7 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.77 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,819 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 1.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 20.61 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 20.6% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in El Salvador?
- Out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in El Salvador was 162.7 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 162.7 in 2023.
- What is the lowest out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.54 in 2000.
- How does El Salvador rank for out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$?
- El Salvador ranks 82nd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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