El Salvador vs Sri Lanka: Proportion of total government spending on essential services
El Salvador
44.0%
in 2024
Sri Lanka
44.2%
in 2016
El Salvador rank
73rd
Sri Lanka rank
72nd
Proportion of total government spending on essential services over time
- El Salvador
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 44.2% against 44.0% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2000 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 73rd and Sri Lanka ranks 72nd of 127 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.8% | 28.7% | 16.0% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 42.3% | 39.9% | 2.4% | 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 Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 44.2% against 44.0% in El Salvador as of 2016.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between El Salvador and Sri Lanka?
- 0.2%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Sri Lanka?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2016.
- How do El Salvador and Sri Lanka rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- El Salvador ranks 73rd and Sri Lanka ranks 72nd 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 (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.