Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in El Salvador
El Salvador: Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on was 0 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in El Salvador, 2002–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2020, social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in El Salvador stood at 0. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in El Salvador peaked at 0.0622 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2003.
That places El Salvador 77th out of 79 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.
Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.0058 | — |
| 2003 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2004 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | 0 | — |
| 2006 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | 0.001 | — |
| 2008 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0007 | — |
| 2010 | 0.0009 | +31.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0622 | +7126.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0009 | -98.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0002 | -81.4% |
| 2014 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2015 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 0 | — |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4098. (27 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.4561. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0009 | 0 | 0.0058 | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.0064 | 0 | 0.0622 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
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- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2024)
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- 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 social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in El Salvador?
- Social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in El Salvador was 0 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0622 in 2011.
- What is the lowest social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2003.
- How does El Salvador rank for social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
- El Salvador ranks 77th out of 79 countries with data for 2020.
- Is social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. 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 Social benefits, 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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About this data
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.