Health, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in El Salvador

El Salvador: Health, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item was 0.721 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.721
Change on year
up 6.0%
World rank
24th
of 60 countries
All-time high
0.9998
in 2014
All-time low
0.5211
in 2003
Years of data
17
2002–2020

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

00.20.40.60.812002201120202002: 0.5432003: 0.5212005: 0.5352007: 0.5852008: 0.6442009: 0.6472010: 0.6422011: 0.5962012: 0.5542013: 0.5992014: 12015: 0.6812016: 0.6852017: 0.6732018: 0.6492019: 0.682020: 0.721

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 0.721 for health, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in 2020.

That represents a change of up 6.0% on the previous year and up 12.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, health, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in El Salvador peaked at 0.9998 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.5211, in 2003.

El Salvador ranks 24th of 60 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Health, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Health, 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 0.5427
2003 0.5211 -4.0%
2005 0.5348 +2.6%
2007 0.5849 +9.4%
2008 0.6439 +10.1%
2009 0.6471 +0.5%
2010 0.6417 -0.8%
2011 0.5962 -7.1%
2012 0.5543 -7.0%
2013 0.5992 +8.1%
2014 0.9998 +66.9%
2015 0.681 -31.9%
2016 0.6852 +0.6%
2017 0.6731 -1.8%
2018 0.6485 -3.7%
2019 0.68 +4.8%
2020 0.721 +6.0%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 0.721 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.721, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Health, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in El Salvador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2014 +66.9% 0.5992 0.9998

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.5791 0.5211 0.6471 6
2010s 0.6759 0.5543 0.9998 10
2020s 0.721 0.721 0.721 1

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 21 Albania 0.7443 compare
  2. 22 Norway 0.741 compare
  3. 23 Italy 0.7222 compare
  4. 25 Ukraine 0.7094 compare
  5. 26 Slovenia 0.6237 compare
  6. 27 Australia 0.6049 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is health, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in El Salvador?
Health, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in El Salvador was 0.721 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest health, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.9998 in 2014.
What is the lowest health, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5211 in 2003.
How does El Salvador rank for health, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item?
El Salvador ranks 24th out of 60 countries with data for 2020.
Is health, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. 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 Health, 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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Health, 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, 1,212 data points, 1990–2020
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