Other expense, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in El Salvador

El Salvador: Other expense, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on was 0.9338 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.9338
Change on year
up 14.4%
World rank
19th
of 64 countries
All-time high
0.9667
in 2011
All-time low
0
in 2014
Years of data
19
2002–2020

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

00.20.40.60.812002201120202002: 0.5772003: 0.3562004: 0.5012005: 0.5082006: 0.8992007: 0.8692008: 0.9382009: 0.9382010: 0.9332011: 0.9672012: 0.942013: 0.9422014: 02015: 02016: 0.8092017: 0.8512018: 0.8232019: 0.8172020: 0.934

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 0.9338 for other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in 2020.

The figure is up 14.4% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in El Salvador peaked at 0.9667 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2014.

That places El Salvador 19th out of 64 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Other expense, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Other expense, 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 0.5768
2003 0.3558 -38.3%
2004 0.5014 +40.9%
2005 0.5076 +1.2%
2006 0.8985 +77.0%
2007 0.8691 -3.3%
2008 0.9377 +7.9%
2009 0.9375 -0.0%
2010 0.9327 -0.5%
2011 0.9667 +3.7%
2012 0.9402 -2.7%
2013 0.942 +0.2%
2014 0 -100.0%
2015 0
2016 0.809
2017 0.8509 +5.2%
2018 0.8227 -3.3%
2019 0.8165 -0.8%
2020 0.9338 +14.4%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 0.9338 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8333, 1.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 0.9338 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9357, 100% of the median. (10 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Other expense, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on 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 -100.0% 0.942 0
2006 +77.0% 0.5076 0.8985
2004 +40.9% 0.3558 0.5014
2003 -38.3% 0.5768 0.3558

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.698 0.3558 0.9377 8
2010s 0.7081 0 0.9667 10
2020s 0.9338 0.9338 0.9338 1

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 16 Cyprus 0.9413 compare
  2. 17 Hungary 0.9391 compare
  3. 18 Costa Rica 0.9377 compare
  4. 20 Thailand 0.9321 compare
  5. 21 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.9307 compare
  6. 22 Senegal 0.9281 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in El Salvador?
Other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in El Salvador was 0.9338 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.9667 in 2011.
What is the lowest other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2014.
How does El Salvador rank for other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
El Salvador ranks 19th out of 64 countries with data for 2020.
Is other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. 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 Other expense, 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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Other expense, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
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Coverage
64 places, 1,068 data points, 1990–2020
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