Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in El Salvador
El Salvador: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty was 20.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
20.4%
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
81st
of 184 countries
All-time high
24.0%
in 1982
All-time low
11.2%
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in El Salvador, 1950–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in El Salvador is 20.4%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in El Salvador peaked at 24.0% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 11.2%, in 1950.
El Salvador ranks 81st of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 11.2% | — |
| 1951 | 12.4% | +10.2% |
| 1952 | 12.5% | +1.4% |
| 1953 | 12.8% | +2.4% |
| 1954 | 14.4% | +11.8% |
| 1955 | 13.3% | -7.0% |
| 1956 | 13.5% | +0.9% |
| 1957 | 14.5% | +7.6% |
| 1958 | 13.9% | -4.1% |
| 1959 | 13.9% | -0.3% |
| 1960 | 14.7% | +6.1% |
| 1961 | 15.0% | +2.0% |
| 1962 | 14.2% | -5.6% |
| 1963 | 13.3% | -6.0% |
| 1964 | 12.6% | -5.5% |
| 1965 | 12.7% | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 13.1% | +2.8% |
| 1967 | 13.5% | +2.9% |
| 1968 | 13.6% | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 15.4% | +13.3% |
| 1970 | 16.1% | +4.1% |
| 1971 | 15.0% | -6.6% |
| 1972 | 16.9% | +12.7% |
| 1973 | 17.9% | +5.9% |
| 1974 | 17.0% | -4.9% |
| 1975 | 17.8% | +4.5% |
| 1976 | 19.6% | +10.2% |
| 1977 | 19.8% | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 20.5% | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 20.9% | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 21.4% | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 23.7% | +11.0% |
| 1982 | 24.0% | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 23.1% | -3.9% |
| 1984 | 22.9% | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 23.8% | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 22.6% | -5.2% |
| 1987 | 23.1% | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 22.6% | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 21.7% | -4.0% |
| 1990 | 20.6% | -5.0% |
| 1991 | 20.5% | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 19.5% | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 17.9% | -8.5% |
| 1994 | 17.1% | -4.2% |
| 1995 | 16.4% | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 16.2% | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 16.6% | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 16.6% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 16.6% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 16.6% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 17.3% | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 17.0% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 16.9% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 17.1% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 17.0% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 16.8% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 16.0% | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 16.8% | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 17.1% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 17.0% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 17.8% | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 14.7% | -17.4% |
| 2013 | 16.0% | +8.9% |
| 2014 | 16.3% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 17.8% | +9.6% |
| 2016 | 18.3% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 19.2% | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 18.5% | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 18.7% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 22.4% | +19.7% |
| 2021 | 21.1% | -5.8% |
| 2022 | 20.4% | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 20.4% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 13.2% | 11.2% | 14.5% | 10 |
| 1960s | 13.8% | 12.6% | 15.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 18.1% | 15.0% | 20.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 22.9% | 21.4% | 24.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.8% | 16.2% | 20.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.8% | 16.0% | 17.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.4% | 14.7% | 19.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.1% | 20.4% | 22.4% | 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 share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in El Salvador?
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in El Salvador was 20.4% in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 24.0% in 1982.
- What is the lowest share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.2% in 1950.
- How does El Salvador rank for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- El Salvador ranks 81st out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Government consumption divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.