Social contributions in El Salvador
El Salvador: Social contributions was 947.00 million current LCU in 2024. ▲ Rising
Social contributions in El Salvador, 1998–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 947.00 million current LCU for social contributions in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 62.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, social contributions in El Salvador peaked at 947.00 million current LCU in 2024 and was at its lowest, 191.30 million current LCU, in 1998.
El Salvador ranks 91st of 112 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 191.79 million current LCU | 191.30 million current LCU | 192.28 million current LCU | 2 |
| 2000s | 367.17 million current LCU | 274.72 million current LCU | 464.90 million current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 600.66 million current LCU | 477.80 million current LCU | 747.40 million current LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 832.32 million current LCU | 595.70 million current LCU | 947.00 million current LCU | 5 |
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More public sector data for El Salvador
- Arms imports 0 SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Tax revenue 21.8% (2024)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 28.4% (2024)
- Taxes on goods and services 37.0% (2024)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets 2.6% (2024)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) -2.1% (2024)
- Interest payments 14.3% (2024)
- Grants and other revenue 20.4% (2024)
- Interest payments 14.1% (2023)
- Other taxes 0.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is social contributions in El Salvador?
- Social contributions in El Salvador was 947.00 million current LCU in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest social contributions recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 947.00 million current LCU in 2024.
- What is the lowest social contributions recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 191.30 million current LCU in 1998.
- How does El Salvador rank for social contributions?
- El Salvador ranks 91st out of 112 countries with data for 2024.
- Is social contributions rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Social contributions (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Social contributions are actual or imputed contributions payable to social insurance schemes to make provisions for social benefits to be paid. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.