General public services, Ratio of this level of government's in El Salvador
El Salvador: General public services, Ratio of this level of government's was 1.07 in 2020. ▲ Rising
General public services, Ratio of this level of government's in El Salvador, 2002–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for general public services, ratio of this level of government's in El Salvador is 1.07, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 3.9% on the previous year and up 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general public services, ratio of this level of government's in El Salvador peaked at 1.11 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.753, in 2014.
That places El Salvador 37th out of 60 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
General public services, Ratio of this level of government's in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.8529 | — |
| 2003 | 0.8905 | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 1.04 | +16.7% |
| 2008 | 0.8434 | -18.9% |
| 2009 | 0.8492 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.8299 | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.843 | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.778 | -7.7% |
| 2013 | 0.7709 | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.753 | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.8984 | +19.3% |
| 2016 | 1.03 | +15.0% |
| 2017 | 1.03 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.03 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 1.11 | +8.2% |
| 2020 | 1.07 | -3.9% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 1.07 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.17, 92% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8952 | 0.8434 | 1.04 | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.9082 | 0.753 | 1.11 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.07 | 1.07 | 1.07 | 1 |
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- 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)
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- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0122 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
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- 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 general public services, ratio of this level of government's in El Salvador?
- General public services, ratio of this level of government's in El Salvador was 1.07 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest general public services, ratio of this level of government's recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.11 in 2019.
- What is the lowest general public services, ratio of this level of government's recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.753 in 2014.
- How does El Salvador rank for general public services, ratio of this level of government's?
- El Salvador ranks 37th out of 60 countries with data for 2020.
- Is general public services, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of General public services, 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.