Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in El Salvador

El Salvador: Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on was 0.6186 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.6186
Change on year
down 10.3%
World rank
52nd
of 60 countries
All-time high
1
in 2003
All-time low
0.6186
in 2020
Years of data
17
2002–2020

Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in El Salvador, 2002–2020

00.20.40.60.812002201120202002: 0.9132003: 12005: 12007: 0.9772008: 0.9862009: 0.9932010: 0.9942011: 0.9922012: 0.9972013: 0.9952014: 0.9952015: 0.7792016: 0.7192017: 0.6672018: 0.7022019: 0.692020: 0.619

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 0.6186 for economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

The figure is down 10.3% on the previous year and down 37.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in El Salvador peaked at 1 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.6186, in 2020.

That places El Salvador 52nd out of 60 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.

Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government) in El Salvador, 2002 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2002 0.9128
2003 1 +9.6%
2005 1 +0.0%
2007 0.9767 -2.3%
2008 0.9857 +0.9%
2009 0.9931 +0.8%
2010 0.9935 +0.0%
2011 0.9924 -0.1%
2012 0.9969 +0.5%
2013 0.9954 -0.2%
2014 0.9946 -0.1%
2015 0.7795 -21.6%
2016 0.7192 -7.7%
2017 0.6671 -7.3%
2018 0.702 +5.2%
2019 0.6896 -1.8%
2020 0.6186 -10.3%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 0.6186 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8209, 75% of the median. (19 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.978 0.9128 1 6
2010s 0.853 0.6671 0.9969 10
2020s 0.6186 0.6186 0.6186 1

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 49 Uzbekistan 0.6388 compare
  2. 50 Ukraine 0.6352 compare
  3. 51 Switzerland 0.6197 compare
  4. 53 South Africa 0.5666 compare
  5. 54 Australia 0.5624 compare
  6. 55 Croatia 0.5572 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in El Salvador?
Economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in El Salvador was 0.6186 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 1 in 2003.
What is the lowest economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6186 in 2020.
How does El Salvador rank for economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
El Salvador ranks 52nd out of 60 countries with data for 2020.
Is economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 37.7%. 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 Economic affairs, 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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Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government)
Source
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Coverage
60 places, 1,211 data points, 1990–2020
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