Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in El Salvador
El Salvador: Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social was 12.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
12.3%
Change on year
down 12.8%
World rank
89th
of 127 countries
All-time high
22.3%
in 2021
All-time low
3.2%
in 2013
Years of data
24
2000–2024
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in El Salvador, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in El Salvador stood at 12.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.8% on the previous year and down 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in El Salvador peaked at 22.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 2013.
El Salvador ranks 89th of 127 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.8% | — |
| 2001 | 17.0% | -9.8% |
| 2002 | 11.2% | -34.2% |
| 2003 | 13.7% | +22.7% |
| 2004 | 13.5% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 10.8% | -19.4% |
| 2006 | 19.3% | +77.6% |
| 2007 | 20.0% | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 21.3% | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 20.9% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 20.2% | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 16.3% | -19.4% |
| 2013 | 3.2% | -80.4% |
| 2014 | 14.8% | +364.6% |
| 2015 | 9.5% | -36.2% |
| 2016 | 18.3% | +93.1% |
| 2017 | 18.1% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 16.3% | -10.1% |
| 2019 | 16.8% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 14.3% | -14.6% |
| 2021 | 22.3% | +55.2% |
| 2022 | 18.7% | -15.8% |
| 2023 | 14.1% | -24.8% |
| 2024 | 12.3% | -12.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.6% | 10.8% | 21.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.8% | 3.2% | 20.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 16.3% | 12.3% | 22.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 86 Tajikistan 14.0% compare
- 87 South Africa 13.0% compare
- 88 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 12.5% compare
- 90 Panama 12.0% compare
- 91 Bahrain 11.9% compare
- 92 Namibia 11.9% compare
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 proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in El Salvador?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in El Salvador was 12.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 22.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 2013.
- How does El Salvador rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social?
- El Salvador ranks 89th out of 127 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services, social rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social protection (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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