Proportion of total government spending on essential services in El Salvador
El Salvador: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 44.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in El Salvador, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of total government spending on essential services in El Salvador stood at 44.0%.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in El Salvador peaked at 53.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 28.0%, in 2013.
El Salvador ranks 64th of 114 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.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 48.3% | — |
| 2001 | 50.0% | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 39.0% | -22.1% |
| 2003 | 41.1% | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 32.7% | -20.5% |
| 2005 | 40.1% | +22.8% |
| 2006 | 46.6% | +16.3% |
| 2007 | 47.7% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 49.4% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 52.8% | +6.9% |
| 2010 | 49.3% | -6.7% |
| 2011 | 44.4% | -9.9% |
| 2013 | 28.0% | -36.8% |
| 2014 | 39.7% | +41.5% |
| 2015 | 43.0% | +8.4% |
| 2016 | 49.6% | +15.3% |
| 2017 | 40.9% | -17.6% |
| 2018 | 46.1% | +12.8% |
| 2019 | 46.5% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 40.2% | -13.5% |
| 2021 | 50.4% | +25.5% |
| 2022 | 53.2% | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 45.4% | -14.7% |
| 2024 | 44.0% | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.8% | 32.7% | 52.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.0% | 28.0% | 49.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 46.7% | 40.2% | 53.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 61 Marshall Islands 44.9% compare
- 62 South Africa 44.2% compare
- 63 Sri Lanka 44.2% compare
- 65 Hungary 44.0% compare
- 66 Tajikistan 43.8% compare
- 67 Samoa 42.4% compare
More infrastructure data for El Salvador
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 11.19 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 176.52 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 885,101 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 13.96 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1396 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.6394 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 885,101 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.77 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in El Salvador?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in El Salvador was 44.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 53.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.0% in 2013.
- How does El Salvador rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- El Salvador ranks 64th out of 114 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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