El Salvador vs Samoa: Proportion of total government spending on essential services

El Salvador
44.0%
in 2024
Samoa
42.4%
in 2023
El Salvador rank
64th
Samoa rank
67th

Proportion of total government spending on essential services over time

  • El Salvador
  • Samoa
0204060200020122024

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 44.0% against 42.4% in Samoa, a difference of 1.6%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2010 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 64th and Samoa ranks 67th of 114 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Samoa Difference Ahead
2010s 43.0% 35.7% 7.4% El Salvador
2020s 47.3% 39.6% 7.7% 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, El Salvador or Samoa?
El Salvador, at 44.0% against 42.4% in Samoa as of 2024.
What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between El Salvador and Samoa?
1.6%, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Samoa?
13 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.
How do El Salvador and Samoa rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
El Salvador ranks 64th and Samoa ranks 67th of 114 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of total government spending on essential services (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Proportion of total government spending on essential services (%)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
125 places, 2,281 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed