Goods and services expense (% of expense) in El Salvador
El Salvador: Goods and services expense (% of expense) was 15.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Goods and services expense in El Salvador, 1998–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
The most recent figure for goods and services expense in El Salvador is 15.6%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goods and services expense in El Salvador peaked at 22.6% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 11.4%, in 2020.
That places El Salvador 70th out of 154 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Goods and services expense (% of expense) in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 22.6% | — |
| 1999 | 21.5% | -5.2% |
| 2000 | 21.4% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 17.6% | -18.1% |
| 2002 | 15.0% | -14.5% |
| 2003 | 14.6% | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 13.4% | -7.8% |
| 2005 | 18.4% | +36.8% |
| 2006 | 16.1% | -12.6% |
| 2007 | 15.8% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 16.5% | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 14.9% | -9.7% |
| 2010 | 16.8% | +13.0% |
| 2011 | 13.0% | -22.6% |
| 2012 | 16.6% | +27.3% |
| 2013 | 16.8% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 17.7% | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 16.0% | -9.7% |
| 2016 | 15.9% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 15.9% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 15.9% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 15.4% | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 11.4% | -26.1% |
| 2021 | 13.8% | +21.0% |
| 2022 | 16.4% | +18.7% |
| 2023 | 15.6% | -4.4% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 15.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.2%, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 15.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 15.3%, 1.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.1% | 21.5% | 22.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 16.4% | 13.4% | 21.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.0% | 13.0% | 17.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.3% | 11.4% | 16.4% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is goods and services expense in El Salvador?
- Goods and services expense in El Salvador was 15.6% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest goods and services expense recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 22.6% in 1998.
- What is the lowest goods and services expense recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.4% in 2020.
- How does El Salvador rank for goods and services expense?
- El Salvador ranks 70th out of 154 countries with data for 2023.
- Is goods and services expense rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Goods and services expense (% of expense). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Goods and services include all government payments in exchange for goods and services used for the production of market and nonmarket goods and services. Use of goods and services for own account capital formation is excluded. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.