Capital spending, Ratio of this level of government's … total in El Salvador
El Salvador: Capital spending, Ratio of this level of government's … total was 0.5443 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Capital spending, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in El Salvador, 2002–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in El Salvador is 0.5443, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.6% on the previous year and down 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in El Salvador peaked at 0.751 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.4662, in 2014.
That places El Salvador 47th out of 78 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Capital spending, Ratio of this level of government's … total in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.7441 | — |
| 2003 | 0.751 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.6812 | -9.3% |
| 2005 | 0.7003 | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 0.647 | -7.6% |
| 2007 | 0.6553 | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.59 | -10.0% |
| 2009 | 0.6693 | +13.4% |
| 2010 | 0.5901 | -11.8% |
| 2011 | 0.5972 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.4956 | -17.0% |
| 2013 | 0.6419 | +29.5% |
| 2014 | 0.4662 | -27.4% |
| 2015 | 0.5039 | +8.1% |
| 2016 | 0.5132 | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.5379 | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 0.6634 | +23.3% |
| 2019 | 0.6771 | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.5443 | -19.6% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.5443 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6258, 87% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.5443 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.6074, 90% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6798 | 0.59 | 0.751 | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.5686 | 0.4662 | 0.6771 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5443 | 0.5443 | 0.5443 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in El Salvador?
- Capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in El Salvador was 0.5443 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.751 in 2003.
- What is the lowest capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4662 in 2014.
- How does El Salvador rank for capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
- El Salvador ranks 47th out of 78 countries with data for 2020.
- Is capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Capital spending, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Fiscal Decentralization dataset includes fiscal decentralization indicators for a sample of IMF member countries. The following indicators are included in the dataset: Revenue and Expenditure Decentralization Shares; Transfer dependency and Vertical Fiscal Imbalances; Deficit and Debt; Allocation of expenditure (economic classification); Allocation of expenditure (functional classification); Allocation of non-Tax Revenues; and Allocation of Taxes.