Environmental protection, Ratio of this level of government's in El Salvador
El Salvador: Environmental protection, Ratio of this level of government's was 0.1663 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Environmental protection, Ratio of this level of government's in El Salvador, 2002–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 0.1663 for environmental protection, ratio of this level of government's in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is down 52.1% on the previous year and down 66.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, environmental protection, ratio of this level of government's in El Salvador peaked at 1 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.1663, in 2020.
That places El Salvador 50th out of 60 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Environmental protection, Ratio of this level of government's in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1 | — |
| 2003 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3383 | -66.2% |
| 2010 | 0.4958 | +46.6% |
| 2011 | 1 | +101.7% |
| 2012 | 0.336 | -66.4% |
| 2013 | 0.3581 | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 0.3953 | +10.4% |
| 2015 | 0.4575 | +15.7% |
| 2016 | 0.5 | +9.3% |
| 2017 | 0.5149 | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2414 | -53.1% |
| 2019 | 0.3469 | +43.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1663 | -52.1% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.1663 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.427, 39% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8897 | 0.3383 | 1 | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.4646 | 0.2414 | 1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1663 | 0.1663 | 0.1663 | 1 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More public sector data for El Salvador
- Arms imports 0 SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 0 SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 67.09 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0122 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -6.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 425.20 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 241.31 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is environmental protection, ratio of this level of government's in El Salvador?
- Environmental protection, ratio of this level of government's in El Salvador was 0.1663 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest environmental protection, ratio of this level of government's recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 2002.
- What is the lowest environmental protection, ratio of this level of government's recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1663 in 2020.
- How does El Salvador rank for environmental protection, ratio of this level of government's?
- El Salvador ranks 50th out of 60 countries with data for 2020.
- Is environmental protection, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Environmental protection, 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.